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

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Happy Birthday, Renee!

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Happy birthday to my north of the border home girl Renee! Who knew that a beautiful friendship would start from me erroneously chewing on ...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Cisgender Isn't An Insult

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It's been a hot topic lately on some transgender blogs, so it's time for me to weigh in with my thoughts on the word 'cisgender&...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Renee's Birthday Weekend Edition

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In honor of my homegirl Renee celebrating another anniversary of her 30th birthday July 11, this week's edition of the Shut Up Fool! Awa...

Thanks Tweeps!

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Wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all the tweeps who had my back in my unexpected Internet wrestling match with the Food Humorles...

Justice For Teish Update III

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For those of you in the Syracuse area, on Saturday July 11 there will be a LGBT Community memorial service for LaTeisha Green from 12 Noon-4...

Embracing Trans Diversity Is Not A Luxury

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TransGriot Note: Another guest post from Monica Helms, the president of TAVA and editor of the Trans Universe Blog. She's weighing in...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

If You Don't Like The Effects, Don't Produce The Cause

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I borrowed the title of this post from a 1972 Funkadelic album song back in the day that a track on the America Eats Its Young LP. The son...

Dawn Does Dallas

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Actually, Dawn is headed to the Dallas suburb of Grapevine, TX for the US Summer Nationals fencing tournament. She bounced out of the house...

2009 Black Weblog Awards Nominations Open

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I don't do what I do at TransGriot strictly for awards, but it sure is nice to get the recognition for being one of the better blogge...
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The Trans Free BET Who's Who In Black GLBT America List

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I was shocked that BET.com even puts out such a list , so just out of curiosity I decided to see which peeps they chose for their 'Who&#...
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Michael Jackson Memorial

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Watched the moving Michael Jackson memorial from Los Angeles. Cried like a baby when I saw his daughter Paris' tearfully speaking about...
Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Dissing Of Sonia Williams On Semi-Homemaker Blog

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One of the things I gripe about on TransGriot is how the beauty of African-American women , be they trans or cisgender is disrespected....
Monday, July 06, 2009

'XXY'

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There's an interesting award winning Argentinean movie out called 'XXY' which is out on DVD. The film has received widespread c...
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Kalamazoo, MI Unanimously Passes GLBT Rights Law

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Congratulations to the folks in Kalamazoo, MI, whose City Commission unanimously voted on June 29 to expand legal protections for gays, lesb...

Justice For Teish Update II

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I'm doing regular updates of news concerning Lateisha Green's alleged killer Dwight DeLee's trial starting July 13. We have ...

Happy Birthday, Phyllis

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Y'all know how much mad love I have for Phyllis Hyman. I fell in love with her ever since I heard 'You Know How To Love Me' ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

I'm 'Hard To Take'? Please!

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Being a blogger and leader in the TBLG community, I'm used to and relatively immune to criticism. Being on the Net and slogging through...
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Radio Podcast Tonight At 8 PM EDT

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Renee, Allison and I have another exciting show planned for you later tonight on our Womanist Musings Blogtalkradio podcast. Since Canada ...
Saturday, July 04, 2009

Guest Blogging At Feministe!

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I received another surprise when I recently checked my e-mail and discovered one from Jill of Feministe. It was an invitation for the Tra...

Happy Birthday USA!

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Happy Birthday USA! As you can see by the post of Frederick Douglass' July 5, 1852 speech I am of twin minds about my feelings for my ...
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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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