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

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

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Out of the mouths of babes, the old saying goes, comes pearls of wisdom. This wise youngling is Jazz, who we were first introduced to duri...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

It's ALC Weekend In DC!

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In a few hours the 38th annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in Washington DC will kick off at ...

TAVA Congratulates ACLU On Winning The Diane Schroer Case

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On September 19, 2008, Judge James Robertson of the United States Federal District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of for...

2008 Interactive Electoral College Map

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> Electoral College Prediction Map - Predict the winner of the general election. Use the map to experiment with winning combinations of ...

You GLB's Ain't Off The ENDA Hook Because Diane Won

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"To demand freedom is to demand justice. When there is no justice in the land a man's freedom is threatened. Freedom and justice a...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Oh Oh Oh-Love The Tom Joyner Morning Show

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When my alarm clock radio turns on, Magic 101.3 is the local station it's tuned to. In addition to hearing my fave classic and curren...

Maya Angelou Introduces Michelle Obama

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Y'all know how much I love Maya Angelou, but I was disappointed when she came out early to support Hillary. All is forgiven, she'...
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ANTM-Isis Watch

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Our girl is still on the show, but unfortunately Brittany went bye bye. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Justice Delayed, Denied And Disgraceful

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TransGriot Note: Thanks to Latoya and the peeps at Racialicious.com for giving me the honor of writing this guest post for them. It seem...
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The Difference Between the Two Campaigns

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TransGriot Note: Received this in an e-mail and had to share it with y'all. This comes from Tamatha Clay and is a dead-on assessment ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Transgender Transpass Problem

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TransGriot Note: Just as being an African-American subjects you to almost daily slings and arrows and assaults on your dignity and personhoo...
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Poll-Racism Is A Major Factor Keeping Obama From Winning Big

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TransGriot Note: One of my commenters disagreed with my observation in a recent post that some racist whites could possibly deny Obama the ...
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Diane Schroer Wins Discrimination Lawsuit

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TransGriot Note; More good news to report on. Diane Schroer won her potentially groundbreaking federal lawsuit against the Library of Co...
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Kim Petras Update

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Remember Kim Petras, the German teen who is believed to be the youngest person in the world to ever undergo GRS? Boy, how time flies. Three...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

A. Dionne Stallworth Interview

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TransGriot Note: When I started the Transsistahs-Transbrothas Yahoo discussion list on January 1, 2004, all I was trying to do was provide ...

Charges In Angie Zapata Case Stand

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Haven't talked about Angie Zapata in a while, but there was some promising news on that front. Yesterday Weld County District Judge Mar...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Miss Me?

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Hallelujah! I've got four days off from work, I've got power, and my cable and Internet service are back on and functioning. So di...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Whacked By Ike

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This post is coming to you live from the Louisville Public Library. As you may have heard by now many of us in Da Ville, including the Tran...
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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Nikki Williams Update

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Received an e-mail from GLAAD about their efforts to get WLKY and WDRB to clean up their disrespectful and defamatory reporting of Nikki...
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Fight The Obama Smears

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If you have neighbors (or co-workers) repeating right wing smears about Sen. Obama and wish to have the information to fight them, check ou...
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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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