TransGriot

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

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Barney Come Clean

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Today is National Coming Out Day. In the spirit of that and in the midst of this ongoing family feud over ENDA, we've had some folks in ...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Help A Sistah Out

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TransGriot readers, I have some of my peeps that need some 'ejumacation' and some calls as well. Help some the members of the '...
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Monday, October 08, 2007

Why The Transgender Community Hates HRC

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Why does the transgender community hate HRC? It’s a question I get frequently asked in GLBT settings. Considering the recent GLBT famil...
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2007 Weblog Awards Nominations Are Open

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The nominations are now open until October 15 for the 2007 Weblog Awards. I'm going to shoot for the Best LGBT Blog award and Best In...
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A View To A Protest

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Got back a few hours ago from my business ttip to Washington DC protesting the HRC national dinner. These are Vanessa Edwards Foster's o...

Morally Bankrupt

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TransGriot Note: This is a guest post by 2000 IFGE Trinity Award winner Dawn Wilson You may be wondering why I've been selective in ter...
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Friday, October 05, 2007

Gone Protestin'

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The TransGriot is joining her transgender brothers and sisters and our allies in raising some hell at the HRC dinner in Washington. Tell y...
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Another Stereotypical TV Transsistah

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In a 2007-2008 TV season which continues last year's trend of having transgender characters , in 2007-08 we have the novel concept of a ...

Mother Speaks Out For Wounded Trans Child

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TransGriot Note: Not having transgender protections codified in federal law leads to a climate in which thugs repeatedly do this type of cra...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

Kitchen Challenged

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One of the things that bugs me (and my roomie Dawn never fails to needle me about it) is my perceived lack of culinary skills. In reality, I...
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International Federation Of Black Prides Supports HR 2015

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Dear Black Pride Organizers/Attendees: As you may know, a critical discussion regarding the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender an...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Your Transistion Ain't Like Mine

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A few months ago I had someone post a comment to a blog post I'd written and ask the question, 'Is transition for an African-America...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Whip Count Questions

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Barney's excuse for this ENDA mess is that a whip count was called that precipitated the removal of the transgender inclusive ENDA (HR 2...
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ENDA Update

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The news has been coming fast and furiously since transphobic Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) tried to pull HR 2015, the transgender-inclusive END...
Monday, October 01, 2007

You're Under Arrest

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I'm not a big anime fan, but I've gotten hooked on this particular anime series thanks to Dawn. It's called You're Under Arr...
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I Ain't Hatin' I'm Appreciating

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I Ain’t Hatin’, I’m Appreciating This was the column I submitted to THE LETTER for printing in September for the October issue. I have muc...
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Sunday, September 30, 2007

USA Women Ballers Are Beijing Bound

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When the Olympics kick off in Beijing next summer, the three time defending Olympic champion US women ballers will be marching into the stad...
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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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