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

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

WNBA Basketbrawl

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Some people are erroneously stating that what transpired in Detroit last night is the first WNBA oncourt brawl. Nope, it isn't. The LA ...

Black In America

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Tonight and tomorrow at 9 PM EDT CNN will devote four hours of its programming to talk about my peeps. It will rerun at midnight if you miss...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

No Blacks Or Mongolians Allowed?

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Why am I not surprised? According to the Huffington Post , citing a story from the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post, Beijing authori...
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Another Transwoman Murdered, Another Media Diss

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Umm, this is getting ridiculous on a lot of levels. It's my sad duty to report that another transgender teen has lost her life. This t...
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New Transsistah Blogs

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I am pleased to tell you about these two transsistah blogs that are just cranking up. Hopefully over time these blogs will garner a readers...
Monday, July 21, 2008

Evolving Into Black Womanhood

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A part of being intrinsically human is our imperative to evolve. To become better, stronger, faster, smarter and healthier. Transpeople are ...
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Friday, July 18, 2008

Happy 90th Birthday Nelson Mandela!

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'No power on earth can stop an oppressed people determined to win their freedom.' Nelson Mandela. June 26,...

Pizza Run

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Yesterday Polar and I decided we wanted to grab a bite to eat. We were in the mood for pizza, and since both of us were off from work we de...
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 ...
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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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