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

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Another Brother Coach In The Super Bowl

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Back during the days of the old AFC Central Division the Steelers were the team next to the Dallas Cowboys I loved to hate because they were...
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Black LGBT History Is Your History, Too

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Happy Black History Month! While I could gripe endlessly about the fact that Black History Month takes place during the shortest month of...
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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Angie Zapata's Accused Killer's Charges Mounting

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Allen Andrade's murder trial doesn't start until April 14, but even while in jail he continues to rack up additional charges. Recen...

Baby Sis Wins 2009 Australian Open

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One Grand Slam tournament down, three to go. You can add another truism to the other certainties in life. If it's an odd numbered year...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Michael Steele Becomes First Black GOP Chair

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It happened 20 years after Ronald H. Brown became the first African American to head a major political party when he became chair of the Dem...
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Another Isis Interview

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TransGriot Note: Love my little sis Isis. She's a role model to a lot of us, and here's a recent interview posted to YouTube that w...
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Wisconsin Gays And Lesbians, The Transgender Community Is STILL Waiting For You To Come Back For Them

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In 1982 Wisconsin became the first state to pass a law banning discrimination against gays and lesbians. Transgender people weren't in...
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Williams Sisters Take 2009 Australian Open Doubles Title

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Well, it wasn't a totally bad week for Big Sis in Melbourne. Venus shook off her shocking second round loss to team up with Little Sis ...

The Shut Up Fool! Awards

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I'm initiating a new feature on TransGriot today to add to your blogging pleasure. Every Friday I'll pass out the 'Shut Up Fo...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Baby Sis In 2009 Australian Open Final

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New year, new tennis season, and the first Grand Slam tournament is being played Down Under. Y'all know I have much love for my my fav...
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Thanks For Being A Friend And Standing With Us

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One of the things that my transsisters and transbrothers around the world are cognizant of is that we are involved in a worldwide struggle ...
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The Prez Is Headed To Canada

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When President Obama makes his first international trip on February 19 the destination will be Canada. Typically the first international ...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Creating Change 2009

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The Creating Change Conference is taking place this weekend in Denver starting today through February 1. While it's one of my favorite...
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Ice Ice Baby

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As if it weren't bad enough we had the snow here, we're now dealing with a nasty ice storm as well. We've had rain falling wit...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Hate The Snow, Hate Winter Period

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When I was growing up in Houston, falling snow was a cause for civic celebration. Living here in Louisville, I've leaned to despise sno...
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Monday, January 26, 2009

TransGriot Panel Discussion Series Input

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Back in May 2007 I wrote a newspaper column entitled Genetic Women and Transwomen-Can We Be Friends? that generated an interesting and thou...
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What's Facial Feminization Surgery?

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I mentioned in a post last month that one of the pioneers of facial feminization surgery, Dr. Douglas Ousterhout is planning to retire in 20...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Happy 50th Birthday Denise Matthews

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Some of you may not recognize the name, but probably recognize that beautiful face. You may also recognize who she is if I say the name Van...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

'Tell It WOC Speak' Blog Carnival Coming Soon

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Renee at Womanist Musings is organizing a Blog Carnival entitled ' Tell It WOC Speak . She's currently looking for submissions fo...
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Taysia Elzy Dissed By 'Brother' Reporter

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Bil from the Bilerico Project, the blog I'm a contributing writer to sent me an update on the piss poor reporting on the Taysia Elzy ca...
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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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