TransGriot

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

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Femme Or Die

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One of my cisgender sisters asked me a question during a phone conversation why we transwomen spend a lot of time focusing on the outer trap...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Calgary Protestors Give Bush Warm Welcome

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When President Obama made his first trip abroad to Canada last month, he was warmly greeted by the people of Ottawa and government leaders f...
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Julian Bond Speaking At HRC LA Dinner

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Every time you hear that bull about 'Blacks are more homophobic than others', I want you to remember this speech. Here's civil ...
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Moni's 2009 NCAA Women's B-Ball Brackets

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In honor of Women's History Month last year, since the basketball feast we call March Madness was upon us and I'm a serious women...

Moni's 2009 NCAA Men's B-Ball Brackets

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The 65 teams that made the NCAA tournament have been selected and placed in their various regions, they've been seeded, and the fun will...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Looking North

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I've always loved to travel, and one of the best times in my life was working for an airline that allowed me the opportunity to indulge...
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A Transsistah's Secret- The Boobies

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One of the other anxiety driving concerns for transwomen is their breasts. We're filled with questions such as how will they look? ...
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Israel's Transgender Community

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When you mention the nation of Israel, you think about it in the context of the major world religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

WOC Speak March Blog Carnival Is Up!

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The March edition of the Tell It WOC Speak blog carnival is up and posted . I do have some posts as part of this carnival but I'm not...
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A New Page in the History of Civilizations

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by Her Excellency MichaĆ«lle Jean From Citizen Voices.gg.ca February 6, 2009 I have always thought that this time of reflection—every Febr...
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Podcast Up

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The podcast that I took part in yesterday with Renee, Frau Sally Benz and Brownfemipower is now up and ready for your listening pleasure at...
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Still Can't Hate On Dallas

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As many of you long time TransGriot readers know, I'm a proud Houstonian who as all Houstonians tend to do will throw a few good-natured...
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The Not Rape Epidemic

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TransGriot Note: For us transwomen who occasionally gripe about the fact we didn't grow up female from jump street, here's an essay...
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Podcast Today

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Don't forget later today at 4 PM EDT I'll be part of Renee of Womanist Musings first podcast along with Frau Sally Benz and Brownfem...

Gia Darling's MTV 'I Want A Famous Face' Video

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Gia Darling was on MTV's I Want A Famous Face' as well. Found the video for her appearance on the show. It also gives you an ide...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

Grading The Prez

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Most of the time these types of polls I ignore, but not this time. MSNBC has posted a poll asking you to grade the president's perf...
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Shut Up Fool! Awards-Friday The 13th Deja Vu Edition

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If you're wondering didn't we just have a Friday The Thirteenth last month, yes we did. But since February is only 28 days, it pret...
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Feeling Fictional Today

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Today I'm going to spend some time hanging out with Lorynn Thibodeaux, Nia Shakur, Marland Devereaux, David Millard, Niki Banks, Michael...

What Do You Mean 'I'm Not Real?'

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The other night I hopped on the bus after a long day at work. I was ready to get home, destress, and start the process of transposing the ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Annise Is Running!

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The Annise I'm talking about is Annise Parker , who announced last month that she's beginning a history making run for mayor of my b...
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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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