TransGriot

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

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Canaries In the Civil Rights Coal Mine

›
Over at The Bilerico Project, Nadine Smith posted this story about a Florida state legislator and minister who thinks 'the law is supp...
2 comments:
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

The Transgender Sista Among Us

›
Minister Lisa Vazquez at the Black Women, Blow The Trumpet blog had a very interesting post she wrote on July 17 entitled 'The Transgen...

Ebony

›
TransGriot Note: It's been a while since I've been motivated to write a poem about something. I started writing the first draft of t...

Damned If We Do - Damned If We Don't

›
In the wake of the Angie Zapata killing in Greeley last week, the debate raging in the blogosphere and beyond that has emerged since her tra...
15 comments:
Monday, August 04, 2008

Happy Birthday Barack!

›
Today is Senator Barack Obama's 47th birthday! On this date in 1961 the first African-American nominee for president was born in Honolul...
2 comments:

TTPC-Prosecute Berry Murder As A Hate Crime

›
TransGriot Note: As Dr. King stated, we are in an inescapable network of mutuality. For those of you who continue to ignore the fact that ...
6 comments:
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Role Model? For Real?

›
Main Entry: role model Function: noun Date: 1957 : a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others The first time I heard...
9 comments:
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Safety First - Especially When Dating

›
So far this year we've had four transwomen killed. Ebony Whitaker, Saneshia Stewart, Simmie Williams and now Angie Zapata. Outside of t...
17 comments:

August 2008 Villager's Black Blog Rankings

›
This month the Electronic Villager had the pleasure of ranking 1329 African-American blogs for this month's Black Blog Rankings . That...
4 comments:

New Computer!

›
Hey TransGriot readers! Been offline for about 36 hours getting a new computer, and nope, it's not the Dell in the blog post picture. ...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Arrest Made In Zapata Killing

›
According to KUSA-TV , the waste of DNA who killed Angie Zapata has been found. They are reporting that 32 year old Allen Ray Andrade, was a...
17 comments:
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Another Historic Denver DNC Convention

›
When the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Denver on August 25, African-Americans will make up a large portion of the delegates at...

It's My Life, Not A 'Lifestyle'

›
One thing I hear from our opponents and people struggling to grapple with transgender issues as they come into contact with us is erroneousl...
4 comments:
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Final Four Olympic Bid Cities

›
While much of the world waits for the August 8 opening ceremonies for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and Londoners are anxiously counting...
3 comments:
Monday, July 28, 2008

WNBA Olympic Break

›
The Beijing Games motto is One World, One Dream. With the Games starting on August 8, a few players are closer to their dream of wearing an ...

Oh, Hell No! 'Girlfriends' Cancelled

›
My Girlfriends, there through thick and thin. My Girlfriends, there for anything. My Girlfriends. After eight seasons and numerous award nom...
6 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About The TransGriot

My photo
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
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.