TransGriot

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

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Happy Birthday, Nikki

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Today would have been Nakhia 'Nikki' Williams' 30th birthday. She and her twin sister Nicole would have been celebrating it ...
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The BBC Teen Transsexuals Documentary

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Y'all knew that I was going to find that video of the BBC documentary if it was uploaded to the Net and post it here. The first attemp...
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Monday, December 15, 2008

'Dirty Sexy Money' Cancelled

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The number of transgender characters on network TV is rapidly dwindling. First our honorary transwoman Rebecca Romijn broke the news in ad...

Don't Hate On Jasmyne 'Cause She's Telling The Truth

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Y'all know I absolutely love me some Jasmyne Cannick because as the late Jack 'The Rapper' Gibson used to say, she tells it like...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Cydne Kimbrough

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Another installment in my ongoing series of articles on transgender and non-transgender women who have qualities that I admire. Cydne is o...

Rochelle Evans Video

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Back in May I posted the Dallas Voice story that answered the question of how transteen Rochelle Evans was doing since winning her battle t...
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Lucy Parker Stirkes Back

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The BBC recently broadcast a documentary called Teen Transsexual that featured then 17 year old Lucy Parker . She was awaiting her 18th b...
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SCC-Have Y'all Lost Your Damn Minds?

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The Southern Comfort Conference has always been one of my fave transgender events because it's held in the ATL. I attended the 1999, 20...
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Nina Poon-Transgender Kenneth Cole Ad Model

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This lovely woman in this Kenneth Cole 'We All Walk In Different Shoes' themed ad is transwoman Nina Poon. She tells her story in t...
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Saturday, December 13, 2008

'Caprica' Trailer

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Battlestar fans like myself have been impatiently waiting for the final ten episodes of our favorite show to come on next month. We'...
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Friday, December 12, 2008

Why I Can't Stand The 'Gay Is The New Black' Slogan

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When I hear or see that 'Gay is the New Black' slogan, it just irks me, especially considering what I've observed over the last ...
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Dr. Ousterhout Planning To Retire In 2011

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If you're thinking about getting facial feminization surgery from Dr. Douglas Ousterhout, better do it before 2011. The pioneer of fac...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

The IFGE-TransEvents Split

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For several years the IFGE convention was managed by a group called TransEvents. While IFGE focused on its nuts and bolts educational missi...
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Houston Snow Day

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For most cities, snowfall is a ho hum event that as the amounts of it increase, bring increased vitriol for it. But in my hometown, it'...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

What Goes Around, Comes Around Longhorn Fans

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As a UH Cougars fan I despise the University of Texas Longhorns and some of their fans almost as much as the Texas A&M Aggies and Oklaho...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

Stop Tripping Conservatives-Obama IS A US Citizen

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You know, after eight years of an administration that had a president who called the Constitution 'just a scrap of paper' and showed...
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Sunday, December 07, 2008

The Muxe Of Mexico

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TransGriot Note: The New York Times published this interesting story about the Muxe of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. As I and othe...
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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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