TransGriot

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

Monday, December 31, 2007

You Can't Judge A Transwoman By Her Shoe Size

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One of the more amusing conversations I recently eavesdropped on while I was out and about was two brothers trading their 'how to spot a...
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Yvonne Buschbaum's Retirement With A Twist

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German Olympian Yvonne Buschbaum, the world junior record holder in the pole vault, announced her retirement November 21 from the sport. She...

End of 2007 Musings

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In a little more than 17 hours we say goodbye to 2007 and hello to 2008. It's been an interesting but tumultuous year not only for the t...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

Trantasia

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Transtasia is a documentary about the 2004 World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant. It not only shows scenes from the pageant, but i...

BBC America 'Teen Transsexual'

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BBC America Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:00pm EST /7:00pm PST Repeated at 1:00am EST / 10:00pm PST All Richard Parker wants for his 18th ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Happy Kwanzaa!

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Tonight is the first night of Kwanzaa, which runs from December 26 to January 1. The celebration was founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966...
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The Great Debaters

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I'm a huge Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker fan. Any time I have an opportunity to see a movie that has either one of these guys ...

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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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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