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Friday, August 29, 2008

Open Letter To Anita Price Mills

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Dear Ms. Mills, I happened to be watching CNN the night you made these comments. I understand your pain and disappointment that Hillary d...
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Happy Birthday, Michael!

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Today is Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday! It kind of blows me away that the shy kid I met at a Houston hotel when my dad's stati...
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Difficult Days Ahead

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Like many African-Americans I was literally crying tears of joy last night as I saw a major political party nominate someone of my ethnic h...

Barack's Acceptance Speech

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Here's the YouTube video of Barack's historic Democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech in Denver last night at Mile High...

Isis' America's Next Top Model Interview

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Here's the YouTube video of the interview Isis did for America's Next Top Model . The Cycle 11 shows start on Wednesday, s...
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The Second Most Beautiful Girl in New York

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Looking for love but finding lust in the city of men by Spencer Morgan August 26, 2008 The New York Observer A while back, a friend of m...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

What A Historical Night

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It was a night I thought I'd never see in my lifetime. I saw an African-American accept the nomination of my party for president. I ...
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Katrina Third Anniversary

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Today is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall in the New Orleans-Mississippi Gulf Coast area. It's in...
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'I Have A Dream'

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As you all know, have heard during this week's Democratic National Convention and seen me write a few times on TransGriot, today is the ...

Thank You Again Brother Bill

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This was the speech I and many others who are Obama supporters wanted and needed to hear from President Clinton back in June, but better la...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Now It's Bill's Turn

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Hillary spoke last night, now it's Bill's turn and Sen. Joe Biden's. I'll be at work when the speeches come on, but will...

Anyone Asked Obama Supporters Why We're Pissed At Hillary?

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I watched Sen Clinton's convention speech when I arrived home from work last night. She nailed it and I loved it. As you long time Tra...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

In His Image

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Found this interesting video on YouTube from MajorMinerz. While I didn't care about the disrepectful use of wo-men in the extended des...

Claudia Charriez Speaks

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TransGriot Note: I mentioned Claudia Charriez when I wrote about Isis becoming the first out transgender contestant on America's Next T...
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Michelle Obama's DNC Speech

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Here's the next FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) speech at the Democratic National Convention last night in Denver.
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Shirley Chisholm's 1972 Presidential Announcement

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In honor of the 88th anniversary of the day that women first gained the right to vote, here's some YouTube video of Shirley Chisholm (D-...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Barack Needs A Pee Wee Reese To Step Up

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TransGriot Note: I posted this to The Bilerico Project and had to share with you TransGriot readers as well. The Democratic Convention...
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Shooter Of Trans Woman Convicted Of Voluntary Manslaughter

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TransGriot Note: Here we go again. Another murderer put on trial for killing a transwoman of color, another one who gets off. It's de...
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2008 Democratic Comvention

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I'd hoped to be sitting in Denver right now as part of the army of bloggers credentialed for the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver, b...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Passing the Torch To London

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We all wondered what the organizers of the Beijing Games would do after providing us with a breathtaking opening ceremony for the ages. We...
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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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