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

Friday, January 04, 2008

Obama Wins Iowa!

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I had to work last night, so I was out of the news loop until 6 AM. When I tuned my car radio to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the upbeat moo...
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Thursday, January 03, 2008

How Do The Iowa Caucuses Work?

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We have finally reached the point where ballots will begin to get cast in order to determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for the ...

Moni's Make Me Laugh Movies

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Whenever I'm in one of those moods that even Blue Bell won't get me out of (like I was during the Christmas holidays ), I have a few...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Let's Party...You Plan It

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photo-Suga Shack by Ernie Barnes One of the things that irritates me about some of my transpeeps and others in the at-large transgender comm...

How Do I Look?

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If you were one of those people who caught Paris Is Burning in the theaters back in the day and wondered what's up with the New York ba...
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Octavia!

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Ever since Paris Is Burning was released, I simply fell in love with Octavia St. Laurent. One day I hope to meet her in person or simply in...

It's Barack!

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Happy New Year TransGriot readers! One thing I promised y'all I'd do a few months ago was let you know on New Year's Day which ...
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Why Didn't You Tell Us?

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I have a confession and an apology to make to the transgender community. I'm one of the people that was alerted to the fact that ENDA...

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year to all my TransGriot readers! For those of you living in the US, make sure your voter registration cards are active and you...
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Monday, December 31, 2007

The Final Five Sellouts

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This ENDA mess is reminding me more and more of Battlestar Galactica . Mara Keisling reminds me of Gaius Baltar, who was...
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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 ...
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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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