TransGriot

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

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

That's One Large Step For Women

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Jodi Grace is riding a trend: Feet are getting bigger. Her store, Big Foot, 5610 Fourth St. N, specializes in women's shoes size 10 and ...
Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Help Wanted: Sellout Tranny

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This is part of a brilliant post on Vanessa Edwards Foster's Trans Political blog called Want Ads: Looking For Mr. or Ms. Goodbar Help W...

Merry Christmas, Y'all

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To my family, friends and loyal TransGriot readers, Merry Christmas! Enjoy one of my fave Christmas songs by Alexander O'Neal, Remember ...
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Monday, December 24, 2007

Media Exposure...Or Lack Thereof

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Media exposure is something we African-Americans know about all too well. We've been hit with the negative end of it far too often durin...
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STRAP To Philippine Supreme Court: We Understand

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TransGriot Note: This is the official statement of the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) in regards to a recent advers...

Leona Lo Seeks Education Meeting With Club

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Transsexual Author Seeks To Educate Club That Asked Her To Leave By Sylvia Tan November 13, 2007 From fridae.com A well known Singaporean...

The Christmas Assembly

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Every time I hear the song Angels We Have Heard On High during the holidays, I start chuckling to myself and my mind drifts back to a Chris...

Sfiso Returns Home

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Zulu Boy Returns As Drag-Queen Diva from the SA Times Johannesburg, South Africa by BiƩnne Huisman Published: Dec 22, 2007 Talented Sfiso i...
Sunday, December 23, 2007

A Tale of Two Classmates

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I've thought about running for public office from time to time. That was true when I lived back home and I entertain thoughts of running...

Houston Christmas Scenes

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TransGriot Note: Thanks to my hometown paper and its photographers, I can go home for a minute and experience Christmas Houston style. Just...

Rep. Julia Carson Passes Away

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I was saddened to learn about the death of US Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) to lung cancer on December 15 at age 69. There was a lively memorial ...
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Another Giant Leap For GLBT Rights In Nepal

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AFP - France December 21, 2007 [12/21/07] Nepal Supreme Court Orders Government To Guarantee Gay Rights KATHMANDU (AFP) -- Nepal's Supre...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

What's A Turducken?

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John Madden extolled the virtues of it during Thanksgiving Day NFL football telecasts when he worked for Fox. Despite the fact I've liv...
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UH Hires A Brotha Football Coach

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It's already been a good couple of days for me as a UH alum. My Coogs are 10-1 in basketball after beating down UK 83-66 Tuesday night ...

Batty Boys

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TransGriot Note: This one is dedicated to all my Jamaican brothers and sisters who are fighting to survive murderous anti-GLBT hatred there...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

It's A Wonderful Trans Life

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TransGriot Note: I was inspired to write this when I briefly flipped on the TV over the weekend and stumbled across one of my fave movies, I...
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Bah, Humbug

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Hey TransGriot readers! Sorry I've been MIBA the last couple of days. Haven't felt much like writing. My mood has matched the crappy...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

New Transgender Veterans Survey

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Transgender American Veterans Association Contact: Monica F. Helms, President president@tavausa.org www.tavausa.org A new survey has been cr...

Manifesto Calls for ANC Opposition To Homophobia

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TransGriot Note: This is another example of South Africa leading the way on the African continent when it comes to GLBT rights issues. Mani...

HRC The Fake Civil Rights Org

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TransGriot Note: Once again, in the spirit of the Christmas season, another one of my infamous song rewrites. Grab some egg nog, Christmas ...
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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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