TransGriot

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

Thursday, December 13, 2007

'The View' To Ignorance

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When and where I enter, then and there the entire race enters with me. It's too bad Sherri Shepherd hasn't read this quote from Anna...
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KK Logan Strikes Back

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(Gary, IN, December, 12, 2007) — In court papers filed today in the Northern District Court of Indiana, Lambda Legal says that West Side Hi...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Go Canada!

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TransGriot Note: It's sad that once again we in the United States, the so-called 'leading democracy in the world' are about to ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A Transgender TV Debut

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Host of Southern India's 'Yours, Rose' Seeks to Challenge Stereotypes, Social Taboos By Rama Lakshmi (photo-Rama Lakshmi) from t...
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Monday, December 10, 2007

You're No Friend, Barney

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'No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.' That Alice Walker quote is at the heart of this po...
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Sunday, December 09, 2007

The Galleria

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I sometimes think of The Galleria as a metaphor for my life. Ever since the tri-level mall opened in 1970, some portion of my life has invol...

Tagged, I'm It!

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Mes Deux Cents has tagged me in this online blogger world version of tag, so here are the ground rules for it. First I am to list 7 random ...
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Saturday, December 08, 2007

Talking About My Peeps

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Mes Deux Cents had a post on her blog that talked about her observation that some of our people have abandoned our core values. As I said i...
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Historic Win For Louisville Central

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Central High is the oldest predominately African-American school in Louisville. It's most famous for being the alma mater of three time ...

How I Survived Men's Prison As A Woman

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TransGriot Note: Transpeople catch hell everywhere, even in the prison system. Kalani Key works as a coordinator of the Transforming Justice...
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Friday, December 07, 2007

You're A Mean One, Barney Frank

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sung to the tune of You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Dr. Seuss Copyright © 1957, Dr. Seuss. TransGriot Note: In the spirit of the season...

Houston Drag Queen National Anthem

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I love Anita Baker and can listen to her music for hours (especially when she puts new stuff out, hint hint.) But there's one song of he...
Thursday, December 06, 2007

Transwoman Seeks To Succeed Lawmaker

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Beyer could replace Maryland delegate who died By JOSHUA LYNSEN | Dec 4, 2:44 PM from the Washington Blade A transgender woman is among the...

Scottsdale, AZ Passes LGBT Rights Ordinance

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TransGriot Note: Another local jurisdiction passes GLBT protections. One of the things I feared as a result of Barney's ENDA BS croppe...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

GLBT In Newark Ain't Pretty

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In A Progressive State, A City Where Gay Life Hangs By A Thread By ANDREW JACOBS photos by Richard Perry Published December 2, 2007 from the...
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Monday, December 03, 2007

WHAS-AM Regresses

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I was shocked to find out that WHAS-AM dismissed 4 employees and longtime talk show host Joe Elliott on Thursday night. For 14 years Elliott...
Sunday, December 02, 2007

How's Rutgers Women's B-Ball Doing?

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The 2007-08 NCAA women's basketball season has cranked up. As usual Tennessee and Connecticut are not only running 1-2 in the national r...
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DJ Monica's In The House

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House of worship that is. Last night as part of my church's activities for Bardstown Road Aglow, I got to dust off my DJ skills and play...

The 12 Days Of Kwanzaa

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TransGriot Note: For those of you who still cling to the fantasy that Shirley Q. Liquor is funny, more evidence that Chuck Knipp is a Klansm...
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Arkansas Republican Apologizes For Racist E-mail

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TransGriot Note: This kind of bull is one of the reasons why I can't stand Repugnicans LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — An Arkansas legislator apolog...
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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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