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

Thursday, July 17, 2008

T-Tunes With Soul

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I reread the Elisabeth Withers post I wrote last year. While I was doing so it reminded me of a project I was working on before I moved t...

Dr. Collier Cole

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With this post I'm going to start a regular feature on TransGriot about my favorite men, transgender and biomen. I'm going to kick i...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Transteen Documentaries

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Here are two more documentaries on transteens that I found on YouTube. Enjoy. The MSNBC story on Angelika Torres Julie Joyce'...

Here We Go Again-Bathroom Division

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Before the dust even had a chance to settle on the Khadijah Farmer case comes word from the Left Coast and Jasmyne Cannick's blog that...
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Repeat After Me: All Black Transwomen AREN'T Hookers

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I get so sick of hearing the 'Black transwomen are hookers' shade. Every time one of my transsisters gets killed, in just about ever...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Will There Be Transgender Athletes In Beijing?

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Standing on the top step of the Olympic medal platform with a gold medal around your neck while hearing your country's national anthem b...
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2008 NAACP Convention

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The AKA's aren't the only historic African-American organization holding a convention this week. The 99th NAACP Convention is being...
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Michelle Obama To Become An AKA

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The oldest African-American sorority is about to gain a new member. In an announcement made Monday during this week's Boule running th...
Monday, July 14, 2008

GOP Golddigger

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TransGriot Note: it's been a while since I composed a song rewrite for your pleasure. There was also a neat picture I found of an elde...
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Race Baiting-New Yorker Style

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As if Faux News putrid crap , the Tennessee GOP and various right-wing sites hatin' on the Obamas wasn't bad enough, now comes word...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Deja Vu At Miss Universe 2008

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Four Latinas made the five finalists at Miss Universe 2008 along with Miss Russia. Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza was crowned Miss Universe ...
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Miss USA Endorses Sen. Obama

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When my Houston homegirl became the sixth sistah to win Miss USA back in April, and she was a Cougar alum to boot, I already liked 26 year ...

My Podcast With Ethan Is Online

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Last Sunday I sat down with Ethan St. Pierre and talked about a few issues in the transgender community on his podcast. He shot me an e-mai...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Louis Coleman: 'A First Responder To Injustice'

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TransGriot note: Rev. Louis Coleman passed away on July 4. He was as Betty Baye's column mentioned, a first responder to injustice here...
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It's Centennial Boule Time!

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Beginning yesterday and continuing through next Friday, the predominant fashion color for more than 20,000 sisters around Washington DC will...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Jesse Sr., What Were You Thinking?

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I have much love and respect for Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. I was an alternate Jackson delegate for my precinct during his 1984 run for preside...
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President Palmer=President Obama?

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If Sen. Barack Obama eventually becomes our president, if I were his campaign staff, one of the people I'd definitely be express mailing...
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From An E To A C

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TransGriot Note: I mentioned that Dawn spent the last few days of her vacation in San Jose, CA fencing in the US Summer Nationals tourney ...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

2008 Women's Olympic B-Ball Groups Set

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I mentioned in a post back in May that the 2008 Olympic draw to set the pools for the upcoming Olympic basketball competition were held by ...
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

How The Heck Did I Forget This One?

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I did a post in honor of the Fourth of July called National Anthems with Soul . I put together a short list of great African-American perfo...
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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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