TransGriot

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

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Phi Slama Jama

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Well, since UCLA declined to schedule UH for a game commemorating today's 40th anniversary of 'The Game of The Century' , I'...
Saturday, January 19, 2008

The TransGriot's On Bilerico!

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During my recent New Year's Day Internet radio interview with Ethan St. Pierre, he congratulated me for becoming a contributing poster t...
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Friday, January 18, 2008

How Low Will They Go?

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That rap song was playing in the back of my mind when I saw the video report about a crossdressed man allegedly walking into the women's...
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New Zealand Transgender Report Demands Law Change

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Transgender Report Demands Law Change Posted in: New Zealand Daily News By GayNZ.com News Staff 18th January 2008 The Human Rights Commissio...

Massachusetts Considering Transgender Protections

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TransGriot Note: Here's hoping that the Massachusetts legislature joins the thirteen other states that have codified transgender protec...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Open, Open, Open!

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The first Grand Slam event of the 2008 tennis season is being contested Down Under. My girls Venus and Serena Williams start the season ran...
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Why I'm STILL Boycotting Jamaica

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I wrote a post a few months ago in the wake of hearing about the ugly wave of anti-GLBT violence in Jamaica that called for a boycott of Ja...
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

There She Goes Again

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Just when I was about to give The View's Sherri Shepherd props for calling out Elisabeth Hasselbeck on her 'Hillary Clinton is evil...
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Decisions, Decisions

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Transition is an interesting journey at times, especially when you are beginning it. You have some basic ideas about what's going to hap...
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Enron Activism

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Guest post by Monica F. Helms After ten years as an activist for the transgender community, I am seeing a rather dangerous trend in the mind...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

On A Quest

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Black History Month is rapidly approaching. Because this year is a leap year, we get 29 days to explore our history. But for me, every day, ...

'They Killed Heidi'

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TransGriot Note: I mentioned in my post commenting on the IOC double standard that transman Andreas Krieger is the public face of the East ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

America's NEVER Ready To Expand Rights

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Like many peeps in the transgender community I was incensed, but not surprised by Susan Stanton's unfortunate and ignorantly naive comme...
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AKA's Steppin'

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TransGriot Note: Some clips of my favorite sorority doing their thang at various step shows. Hey, what did y'all expect with me growing...

Happy Centennial Anniversary AKA!

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Today is the 100th anniversary of the founding of an organization that has almost 200,000 members, is an iconic institution in the Afr...
Monday, January 14, 2008

Happy Birthday Dr. King

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Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) Happy Birthday Lyrics from the 1980 Hotter Than July album by Stevie Wonder You ...

Famous AKA's

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TransGriot Note: Chances are if there's an African-American woman who is making histry or trailblazing into new territory for our people...
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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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