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

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Another Transgender Shooting In Memphis

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TransGriot Note: This news is courtesy of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition , and it's less than 24 hours after several She...

KRXQ-FM Jocks Hatin' On Omaha Trans Child

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Ignorance abounds about transgender people and their lives, and it's a never ending struggle to get the correct information out there ab...

LGBT Pride Month Proclamation

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TransGriot Note: Here's the text of the proclamation declaring June as LGBT Pride Month. The Hillaryites in the GLBT community are still...
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Shelby County Anti-Discrimination Resolution Passes On 9-4 Vote

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TransGriot Note: The Shelby County Commissioners met last night in front of a packed house to determine the fate of a non-discrimination ord...
Monday, June 01, 2009

3rd Annual Transgender Health Fair In NYC

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For those of you TransGriot readers in the New York City metro area, the 3rd annual Transgender Health Fair is kicking off tomorrow from 5:3...

Black Music Month 2009

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June is designated as Black Music Month in the States, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the initial event. Kenny Gamble of the ...

Deal With It

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It has been a lot of fun for me to read the online EBONY and JET magazines and be pleasantly surprised at just how well gender issues were c...
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Transwomen Who Got Married

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June is traditionally the month for weddings, and over the last few years we've had the pleasure of seeing our transsisters around the w...
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Krispy Kreme

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They started in Winston-Salem NC in 1937 with a secret doughnut recipe from a New Orleans based French chef. From those humble beginnings, ...
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Williams Sisters Tackle The 2009 French Open

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While Wimbledon has been the personal playground of my favorite tennis playing siblings, the French Open and the clay courts of Stade Roland...

Nigerian Gender Chickens Coming Home To Roost

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Here's a classic example of chickens coming home to roost. Back in November I chronicled the whining and insulting gender based bitch...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Why No CBC On US Cable Systems?

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On my local cable system I have access to over 900 channels of news, sports, movie channels and entertainment. I have digital and HD channe...
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Shut Up Fool! Awards-Take Me Out To The Ballgame Edition

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Our Shut Up Fool! Awards mascot made an appearance at Wrigley Field this week. He threw out the first pitch for the Cubs game versus the Pi...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Playa Playa Archie Picks Veronica

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I used to collect and read the Archie comic books back in the day and still occasionally peruse them from time to time. Thanks to the TG ...
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Category Closed-Goodbye Octavia

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TransGriot Note: Still looking for information concerning Octavia's funeral which occurred May 26. The only thing I've been able to ...

TBLG Discrimination Protections Voted Down in Shelby County, TN Commission Committee

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TransGriot Note: Memphis has witnessed several transpeople either being beat down , killed or injured last year. In addition to that, GLB...
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The Freezer Project

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TransGriot Note: Wonderful story from north of the border about a meals project that helps recovering post operative trans peeps Freezer P...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

There They Go Again-RepubliKKKan Racism

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It didn't take long for the right wingers to attack President Obama's pick of Judge Sotomayor. The privileged white males of the G...
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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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