TransGriot

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

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

What About Our Legacy?

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TransGriot Note: I was shocked and pleased to discover that in Dr. Susan Stryker's latest book Transgender History , I'm not only li...

Canadian Transwoman Thrown Out Of Casino Rama Restroom

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Here we go again with the 'scurred' of transwomen in the bathroom bull feces. Thanks to the Toronto Sun and a tip from a reader ...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Opening Day Of DeLee Trial

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Lost in the avalanche of news events such as the Sotomayor hearings and the scrubbed NASA shuttle launch was the start of the Dwight DeLee m...

NAACP Centennial Convention

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The NAACP is celebrating its centennial year and in honor of that, they returned to New York, the city where the organization was founded in...

Justice For Teish Update IV

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Today is the day the DeLee trial starts. TLDEF is having a press conference starting around 10 AM EDT in front of the Onondaga County Court...

Standing With Justice Sotomayor

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In addition to Dwight DeLee's trial starting today in Syracuse, most of the media's unblinking eye will be focused inside the Beltwa...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Damn, I Love Kerry Washington!

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I love actress Kerry Washington so much I wanna be like her when I grow up. She has the deadly combination of beauty and brains. I especia...

Approaching The Danger Zone

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Benjamin Franklin once stated that 'the definition of insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different result....

The President's Visit To Ghana And Me

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President Obama has made (and continues to make) much history during this first term. Friday afternoon US Eastern time he landed in Accra, ...
Saturday, July 11, 2009

President Obama's Ghana Speech

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THE PRESIDENT: (Trumpet plays.) I like this. Thank you. Thank you. I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty...
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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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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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