TransGriot

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

Sunday, July 26, 2009

International Blog Against Racism Week? Thanks But No Thanks

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I recently received an e-mail invitation to participate in International Blog Against Racism Week which will take place July 26 to August 2 ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Why You 'Scurred' Of Me?

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One of the things I get mildly irritated about and have been throughout my transition journey is when fellow transpeople either run like Flo...

Computing Reeducation

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As many of you know the motherboard on my desktop died last Friday. A new replacement one has been ordered and hopefully I'll be back d...
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Saggin' Pants

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TransGriot Note: It's time for another one of my song rewrites. This time with the help of TLC, I'm taking dead aim at the (thankfu...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

About Damned Time II

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While I was channel surfing earlier tonight in search of something to watch other than the brewing political news du jour, I stumbled across...
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More Universal Healthcare Video

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I've been talking about the need for the United States to join the rest of the industrialized world and implement universal single ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Moni's Computer's Down Edition

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As some of you are aware, the motherboard on my computer died last Friday. I've been suffering from computer withdrawal and lack of in...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Apollo 11 40th Anniversary

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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. With those eight words the decade long race to the moon ended and President Kennedy...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Computer Down

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Hey peeps. Will be offline for a few days. Motherboard died on my computer yesterday and it will be at least a week before I can get back...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Pat's Ten Minute Hate

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Post-racial America my ass. Ever since Barack Hussein Obama became the Democratic nominee and eventually president of the United States, ...
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DeLee Guilty!

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Dwight DeLee has been found guilty of 1st degree manslaughter as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon. So somebody finally got ...
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DeLee Trial-Deliberating

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The prosecution and the defense in the DeLee trial, the accused killer of Teish Green, rested their cases Wednesday. After instructions f...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Apollo 11 Anniversary Edition

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This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings. I remember breathlessly watching the television coverage of the mi...

Obama Speech To NAACP Centennial Convention

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Last year he made history when he spoke to the NAACP convention as the Democratic party nominee for president. This year he returned to spe...

The Rad Fem Ones

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TransGriot Note: Since the 25th anniversary of the release of Prince's Purple Rain movie is fast approaching, and I'm more than a l...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

China's New Red Star- In Space

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TransGriot Note: My latest piece for Global Comment. When I was growing up, the space race between NASA and the Soviet space program was a...

DeLee Trial Day 3

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Well well, seems like we had some drama outside the courtroom yesterday. It seems there was an altercation outside the courthouse that Jud...

How Hard Is It To Transition In Your Hometown?

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Back in the day when transpeople were advised to keep their transitions secret and never let anyone know their status, one strategy for doin...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

EBONY Magazine's It Factor Issue

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You knew that EBONY was going to have to drop an issue celebrating the sistahs after their 25 Coolest Brothers issue generated much buzz, c...

DeLee Trial Day 2

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TLDEF's legal intern Laura Vogel is blogging about the trial developments. Since she's there in the courtroom and can give you a s...
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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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