TransGriot

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

Saturday, December 06, 2008

2008 Bardstown Aglow

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Today marks the 23rd anniversary of one of Louisville favorite events, Bardstown Aglow. From dusk until 10 PM many of the merchants, restau...
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Gainesville, FL Anti-GLBT Amendment Wording Approved

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TransGriot Note: Here we go again. Usually towns and cities that are homes to colleges are fairly progressive, but apparently Gainesville ...
Friday, December 05, 2008

A Crossdresser's Story

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While there are many African-American transpeople like myself whose stories are just beginning to be told, I can't forget the African-Am...
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Past Miss International Queen Pageant Highlights

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Since Thailand's recent political turmoil postponed Miss International Queen 2008, thought I'd post some video from the past pagean...

Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th Century

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As evidenced in several places here on TransGriot, I've given a few speeches here and there at various times for various reasons bef...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Chic Nominated Again For Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Pardon Nile Rodgers and the rest of Chic if they're starting to feel like All my Children's Susan Lucci. Susan was nominated 18 ti...
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Transwomen And The Great Pantyhose Debate

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When it comes to pantyhose, women are in two camps. They either are ambivalent about them or despise them, and that attitude only begins ...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Showdown On Parliament Hill

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Our Canadian friends may be getting a new leader on December 8. It was only a few weeks ago that the Conservatives and Prime Minister Ste...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

My Houston Comets Memories

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Little did my H-town homeboys and girls realize when they walked out of Reliant Arena on September 9 after a 75-68 win over the Connecticut ...
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Kerry Washington

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Another installment in my ongoing series of articles on transgender and non-transgender women who have qualities that I admire. Beauty and...
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Monday, December 01, 2008

January 2009 ESSENCE Covers

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January 20 is already circled on our 2009 calendars thanks to the upcoming inauguration of our first African-American president. As that ...

December 2008 Black Blog Rankings

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Merry Christmas peeps! The Electronic Villager and his elves were busy over the holiday weekend compiling the latest edition of the Black ...
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The Gender Power Shift

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TransGriot Note: I was invited by Renee at Womanist Musings to write this guest post for her blog. I had a long and wonderful conversatio...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

World AIDS Day 2008

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Today is the 20th Anniversary celebration of World AIDS Day. One of the little known facts about HIV/AIDS is that transwomen, and dispropo...

Transgender Job Fair

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As a reminder to you GLB peeps that we ain't forgot about ENDA and how serious having a job is for transgender people (especially trans...
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Does The Transgender Porn World Celebrate The TDOR?

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TransGriot Note: Transgender adult actress Vaniity at an event in Las Vegas. In the wake of my commentary last week calling for HRC to le...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

November 2008 Black Blog Rankings

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Electronic Villager finally got the opportunity to update the BBR's for this month. This month there were 1497 blogs ranked , 57 more 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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