TransGriot

A proud unapologetic Black trans woman speaking truth to power and discussing the world around her since 2006

Monday, September 17, 2007

In The Spirit

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Over the weekend I was checking out the seminar topics that were presented during the just concluded Southern Comfort Conference when this ...

How 'Bout Those Texans?

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Yeah, yeah I know we've only just completed the first two weekends of the 2007 NFL season, but my Texans are 2-0 for the first time in f...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

I Miss Black Friday Night Lights

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One of the things I miss about home as I mentioned in a previous post is high school football, Texas-style. There's nothing like it any...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Southern Comfort 2007

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I'm a little bummed that I had to miss Southern Comfort this year mainly because of my work schedule. It's one of my favorite transg...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Transwoman Calls For Greater Tolerance Of Gender Diversity In Singapore

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Trans woman calls for greater tolerance of gender diversity in Singapore 11th September 2007 16.50 by Gemma Pritchard from Pink News, UK A t...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Chill With The Anti-Texas Hateraid

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One of the things I'm getting a little tired of as a proud native Texan and native Houstonian is the increasing level of anti-Texas hate...

My Memories of September 11, 2001

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As many of you know, today is the sixth anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center Towers in New York and the Pentagon in W...
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Ebony Magazine's Top 25 Black TV Shows of All Time

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In the October 2007 issue of Ebony there's an interesting article by Bryan Monroe that attempts to choose the Top 25 Black TV Shows of ...
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Monday, September 10, 2007

He’s My Daughter

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By ELIZABETH TAI September 9, 2007 from The Star(Malaysia) photos-transwoman Sarika, a Malaysian transwoman entering a non-profit organizati...
Sunday, September 09, 2007

Battlestar Galactica With Soul

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TransGriot Note: Battlestar Galactica is one of my favorite shows. As a writing exercise, one day I took this scene from the miniseries, i...
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Saturday, September 08, 2007

Can't Y'all Read Your Own Stylebooks?

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Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see the recent explosion in positive coverage of transpeople by the media. I've done a few inte...
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Miss Continental 2008

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For some people, Labor Day means a last chance to relax, chill out, chow down on some barbecue and enjoy the last days of summer. It means s...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

New Century, Same Old Bull***t

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The more things chamge, the old saying goes, the more things remain the same. It seems like every year, especially in ones when Republica...
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Lynnell Stephani Long

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Another installment in my ongoing series of articles on transgender and non-transgender women who have qualities that I admire. Lynnell Step...
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Monday, September 03, 2007

A Slice of African-American Transgender History

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An exhibit entitled Carryin' On concluded yesterday at the Warhol Musuem in Pittsburgh, PA that I wish I'd known about sooner. I w...
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Monica Roberts
Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She's the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, the Robert Coles Call of Service Award. the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award, and the 2020 Susan J Hyde Award for Longevity In The Movement
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