TransGriot

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

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Family of Murdered Transwoman Seeks Justice

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TransGriot Note: Once again, another reporter who didn't crack open the AP Stylebook and read the rules on how to respectfully report on...
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Atlanta Police Officer Shares Story Of Being Intersex

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TransGriot Note: I've had the pleasure of meeting Atlanta police officer Darlene Harris at the 2004 SCC. I found this story interesting ...
Saturday, July 05, 2008

How Blue Pills Turned Heidi Krieger Into A Man

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TransGriot Note: I posted a 2004 New York Times story about transman Andreas Krieger's story back in January in conjunction with a pos...

Barack's Excellent 4th of July

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Haven't posted anything in the while on the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, so I thought I'd post this video of a 4th ...

Big Sis Beats Little Sis at 'Williams'-don

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Those of us who are big fans of the tennis playing Williams sisters were not only hoping for a Sister-Sister final, we got it. We were also ...
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Friday, July 04, 2008

National Anthems With Soul

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Today is our country's 234th birthday. Later tonight, depending on where you are, there will be fireworks, celebrations, and concerts g...
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July 2008 Villager's Black Blog Rankings

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Well, TransGriot readers, we're about to find out how close I am to the goal that I set for this blog last month of cracking not only th...
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P-Funkin' In Da Ville

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Later today I'll be taking a refesher course so that I can maintain my Doctorate of Funkology. Yep, I'm a serious Funkateer. and th...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Sister-Sister III

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On my Wimbledon 2008 post one of my readers expressed her hope that both Williams sisters not make it to another Wimbledon final because s...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Dag, Can I Pee In Peace?

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One of the things that all transpeople get slapped with is what bathroom we're going to use after we transition. Lately it seems that ou...
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Transgender Woman Murdered In Memphis

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Transgender Woman Murdered In Memphis TEP and TTPC warn against increasing 'transphobia' by Jerry Jones Publisher Out & About, N...
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Another T-Sistah Found Dead

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Transgriot Note: Add another transsistah to the list of people we'll be honoring this November, and this one happened in Memphis. Since...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

How Do Bugis Divas Grow Old?

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TransGriot Note: In the 50's, 60's and 70's, the undisputed home of the most beautiful transwomen in Asia was Singapore. Ground...
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Happy Canada Day!

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Today our northern neighbors are celebrating the 141st anniversary of their founding as a nation. July 1, 1867 is the day the Canadian cons...
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Monday, June 30, 2008

'Angry' Black Transwoman?

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One of the things I constantly tell my African-American biosisters is that your transsisters have far more in common with you than the minor...
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Stonewall Anniversary

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June 28 was the 39th anniversary of the riots that kicked off the modern GLBT rights movement. Contrary to some written histories that have ...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Wimbledon 2008

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It's simply known as 'The Championships', but tennis fans all over the world know that you're talking about Wimbledon , the ...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Congressional Blackout

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This is a picture of the participants in Thursday's historic subcommittee hearing on transgender unemployment issues on Capitol Hill. Ca...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

To Be Human

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One of the things I loved about Star Trek: The Next Generation was Lt. Commander Data. I loved the fact that Brent Spiner, the actor who pl...
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Michelle Obama's Remarks to the DNC's Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council

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TransGriot Note: There are major reasons (besides being racist jerks) that the Forces of Intolerance and their like-minded friends in the GO...
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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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