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

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all you TransGriot readers in the States. You Canadian ones got y'all grub on last month ;). We have a lot to be...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Hippest Trip In America

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Don Cornelius getting busted last Friday in LA triggered memories about my favorite way in my teens to enjoy a Saturday besides watching my ...
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Oh, Deer!

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Hey peeps, if you're hitting the roads in preparation for Turkey Day, be careful since deer are out looking for love in the wrong places...
Monday, November 24, 2008

A Transsistah's Secret-Tucking

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If you've ever attended or watched video of a transgender pageant or ball, you've probably watched contestants strut their stuff in ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Stepping Up To The No On 8 Plate

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Lost in the noisily contentious post mortem of why No on 8 lost in 'Ca-lee-for-nia' is the fact that the transgender POC community...

Leave The TDOR Alone

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As TDOR 2008 recedes into the rear view mirror of history I wish to comment on the efforts of some people in the transgender community to tu...
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Congratulations, Rebecca!

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With all the various events going on in the last few weeks including the historic presidential election, I forgot to post my congratulations...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

Don't Hate

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An MKR poem Don't hate Because the world thinks it's great That we have a Black president after a 200 year wait With Michelle as...

Transgender Day of Remembrance - Africa

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TransGriot Note: On November 20 transgender people all over the world remembered the 30 people we lost (and are still losing) due to anti-tr...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Way To Go Falcons!

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When I was walking the halls of Jesse H. Jones High School in the late 70's, we were competitive in every sport we played. Future NFL...

Beat 'Em Up, Beat 'Em Up, Rah-Rah-Rah!

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There hasn't been much for me to cheer about this football season. My Texans are jockeying for advantageous NFL draft positioning in a ...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Isis On Tyra

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TransGriot Note: The YouTube video finally has been uploaded, so for those of y'all who didn't get to see Isis' appearance on t...
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The 2008 Louisville TDOR Ceremony

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Just arrived back home a little over an hour ago from the sixth annual local observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Louisvi...

Ten Years-400 Dead...And Counting

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Today is the tenth anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. It's the day transgender people around the world pause and remem...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Once Again HRC-Keep Your Moneygrubbing Mitts Off Our TDOR

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I've been advised that the Homosexual Rights Corporation is sponsoring TDOR events in Columbus and Cincinnati, OH. Those events are supp...
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Two More Seats! Two More Seats!

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It took two weeks, but we finally have a winner in the Alaska senate race between Mark Begich and Ted Stevens, and it's not good news f...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Isis' Tyra Banks Show Appearance

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Just finished watching an hour ago the Tyra show featuring our sis Isis on it. She's looking fly and it was interesting hearing her...
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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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