TransGriot

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

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A Transsistah's Secret- Hair

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It's no accident that Madame CJ Walker, the first African-American millionaire, made her money by creating a hair care system aimed at A...
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Germany's Transgender Community

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Germany's transgender community has an interesting and tumultuous history. In 1930 the first surgery was performed there in Berlin with...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Houston Barbies

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TransGriot Note: I'm a Barbie fan, and started cracking up over this satirical post that's been making the Houstonsphere rounds. It...
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Screaming Queens-The Riot At Compton's Cafeteria Documentary

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Screaming Queens: The Riot At Compton's Cafeteria is the 2005 documentary produced by Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker about San Fran...
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Sunday, March 08, 2009

Happy 50th Birthday Barbie!

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Happy 50th birthday to Barbara Millicent Roberts. Even though we share the same last name, we aren't related. On top of that, Barbar...
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Hitting The Gender Wall

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Marathon runners talk about hitting 'the wall'. It's that point in the race in which you exhaust the glycogen stored in your b...
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Sistahs Are ALWAYS In Fashion

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Some designers and elements of society may not think so, but we beg to differ on that point. As far as many of our men and Black women are ...
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What The Hell You Mean Black Bloggers Don't Talk About Politics?

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Kevin Ross pissed off me and many peeps in the Blackosphere by making the asinine statement while kissing his frat brother Tavis Smiley'...
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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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