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

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Eat 'Em Up!

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The 2008 college football season kicked off yesterday and I spent the day channel surfing between a host of games. I got to watch the surpr...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

1000 Posts!

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This is my 1000th post on TransGriot! I didn't expect to hit this milestone so soon. I actually beat my projection for it by three w...
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Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones 1949-2008

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I was saddened to hear that trailblazing congressmember Stephanie Tubbs-Jones died suddenly on August 20 of a brain aneurysm. She was ele...
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US Open 2008

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Lost in the avalanche of news concerning the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Games and the Democratic convention news is the start of the ...
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2008 Presidential Debates

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For those of y'all wondering when and where the fall campaign presidential debates will take place, here's the schedule according t...
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Friday, August 29, 2008

Happy Birthday Hometown!

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Happy 172nd birthday to my hometown! On this date Houston was founded in 1836 by New York real estate entrepreneurs John K. and Augustus...

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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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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