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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

TLDEF and Green Family Statement on Sentencing in Lateisha Green Trial

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The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today welcomed Judge William Walsh's sentencing of convicted killer Dwight R....

Live Your Life Well

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Saturday Dawn, Polar and I spent a few hours at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Louisville attending the funeral of Robert Botts, one of...

DeLee Sentenced

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Dwight DeLee, the convicted killer of Lateisha Green was sentenced today to spend the next 25 years of his life in prison. DeLee was convic...
Monday, August 17, 2009

More Flight Anxiety For Transpeople As New TSA Rules Implemented

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I worked for Continental Airlines for over a decade and spent a lot of time on my off days flying the friendly skies before 9-11. Thanks t...

ESSENCE.com Article Features Roxanne Green

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The sentencing of Dwight DeLee will occur on Tuesday for Lateisha Green's convicted murderer. But while DeLee is about to find out how ...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Getting My Coke Bottle Back

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When I first began my transition, one of the things I was concerned about was whether or not I would develop shapely curves. One of the thi...

9.58!

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When we watched Jamaica's Usain Bolt destroy the old 100 meter world record and showboat his way over the last ten meters to a 9.68 time...

Woodstock 40th Anniversary

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1969 was quite the year for historical events. This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of one that has taken on legendary proportions. I w...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Dr. Story Gets Public Apology

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It's a better late than never story, but yesterday U of L professor Dr. Kaila Story finally received her apology for racist and sexist r...

Black CDU Politician In Germany Getting Death Threats

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No matter where we reside in the world as part of the African Diaspora, sooner or later, despite our best efforts, racism will rear its ugly...

Ah Kua Show Video

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I mentioned that I was honored to be asked by my sis Leona Lo to write a comment that appeared in the Ah Kua show program. I was pleased to...

First Day Of School

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Thursday marked the first day of the 2009-2010 school year for JCPS students. I was aware of it because I have a middle school two miles ...
Friday, August 14, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-The Conservalies Continue Edition

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I'm back online and rarin' to go after a frustrating week without Computer Prime or the backup laptop I was using until a few days a...

Busy Drama Filled Weekend (And Week)

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You probably noticed loyal TransGriot readers that I didn't post as much as I normally do this week or last weekend. It's not that...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Rest In Peace Stephanie and Ukea

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Today is the anniversary of the brutal killings of transteens Stephanie Thomas and Ukea Davis. They were best friends who did everything to...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

It's' My America' Too

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Fear of a Black President is making the Stupid GOP White Sheeple lose their damn minds and show their latent racism for the whole world to s...
Friday, August 07, 2009

Not Feeling 'Ze' and 'Hir'

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There are some people in the trans community who use alternate gender neutral pronouns to describe themselves such as 'ze' and '...
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Shut Up Fool! Awards-The Here Comes The Judge Edition

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Yesterday we witnessed a historic moment in our country's history as Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed in by the Senate by a 68-31 vot...

Black Transwomen Contestants Disrespected On America's Got Talent

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There's no easy way of putting this. We are trying to find an act that can represent America on the world stage, and from where I sit ...
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

Remembering Tyra Hunter

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In the midst of this bruising battle to fundamentally reshape our health care system, those of us on the trans side of the spectrum definite...
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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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