TransGriot

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

Saturday, April 25, 2009

If You Watch Fox News, You're Uninformed

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If you're watching Fox News, congratulations, you are part of the most uninformed people in the country. Those of you who read this blo...

Geno Auriemma To Coach USA Women's B-Ball Team

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The Drive For Five starts September 23, 2010 in the Czech Republic. The five I'm talking about is the quest for a fifth straight Olym...

Pam Grier

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

Washington Governor Gregoire Signs TG Hate Crime Protection

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While the rest of the community was celebrating the news of Allen Andrade's conviction for the murder of Angie Zapata, there was good ne...

You Respect A Cisperson's Right To Choose Their Name, Why Not A Transperson?

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Why do cisgender people feel they have the right to disrespect transgender people by refusing to use or acknowledge the names we have chosen...
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Gwendolyn Lindsay-Jackson, Angie Is Not An 'It'

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One of the things I was pissed off about during the TruTV coverage of the just concluded Andrade trial besides watching the defense try to e...
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NCAVP Notes To Journalists

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TransGriot Note: This will come in handy for the next transgender murder trial in New York state when Lateisha Green's accused killer D...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-NFL Draft Edition

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The 2009 NFL Draft is tomorrow, and we'll finally find out who not only becomes the Number One overall pick, but where the rest of the c...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

CAVP and NCAVP Reponse To Andrade Verdict

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Colorado Anti-Violence Program & National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs Responds to Verdict Allen Ray Andrade Found Guilty...

Reaction To Andrade Trial

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Zapata Family Statement read by Angie's brother Gonzalo Zapata “Angie was my sister. “She was a member of our family. We loved her v...

Radio Podcast This Weekend

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This weekend's latest episode of the Womanist Musings show will feature Crystal Ann Gray and Ethan St. Pierre. We'll be talking ab...

Yes Perez, You ARE A Representative Of The Gay Community

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I'm not a representative of the gay community, in the same way that being Cuban, I'm not representative of the Latino community. I...

Guilty!

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In case you have not heard Allen Andrade was found guilty of all counts including 1st degree murder and hate crime. He also was found guilt...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Black Transpeople's Burden

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"It is a burden of Black people that we have to do more than talk." Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX) 1992 My fellow Houstonian utt...

Colorado Anti Violence Program Press Release

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TransGriot Note: The press release from the Colorado Anti-Violence Project Zapata Family and CAVP will make statements Greeley, CO - A...

Andrade Trial-Tuesday Update

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TransGriot Note: Crystal Ann Gray is doing trial updates for the LGBT Center of Colorado and I'm thrilled to post her commentary here o...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

How's Your T-Dar?

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One of the issues that goes hand in hand with how well we are blending in with society is the concept similar to our gay and lesbian cousins...

Dear Haters

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Dear Haters, You have many names, but you nattering nabobs of negativity gorging yourself on Hateraid and Hater Tots know who you are. I o...

Erie, PA Cop Joking About Murdered Man

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If you wonder why the African-American and other minority communities have the negative attitudes about the po-po's we do, peep this v...

Andrade Trial-Monday Recap

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TransGriot Note: Much love and deep appreciation to Crystal Ann Gray for these updates. She's observing the trial for the LGBT Center o...
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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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