TransGriot

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

Friday, August 21, 2009

50th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The American Football League

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Fifty years ago today an event occurred which changed the face of professional football forever in the United States. On August 14, 1959 La...

Giving The 'Purple One' His Props

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Some peeps in the transgender community have a longstanding love-hate relationship with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). He has been at times a ma...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Dissing Sistah Athletes Edition

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August 19 marked the 75th birthday of Dr. Renee Richards, the transsexual tennis player of the 70's who fought the USTA for the right to...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

19.19

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Usain 'Lightning' Bolt strikes again. He wore a practice t-shirt with the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner' on it, and he wasn&...

Black Female Athlete Dominates Competition-Gets Gender Identity Questioned

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One of the depressingly tired memes of elite level athletic competition is that almost every time a Black woman rises to become the best at ...

Reclaiming My Inner Diva

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Many times we women become so wrapped up in doing things for others that we sometimes forget to take time out to do something for ourselves....
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

How Close Are We To Building Cylons?

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TransGriot Note: My latest piece for Global Comment I am an unabashed sci-fi fan. I loved Star Trek and even tried to get into Enter...
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Happy 75th Birthday Dr. Renee Richards

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While watching MSNBC's Countdown Keith Olbermann made me aware of a milestone birthday occurring for a woman that happened to be his op...

Fear Of A Black America

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"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that considering numbers, nature and ...

MP Hedy Fry Says Canadian Transpeople Aren't Getting Medical Needs Served

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Seems as though my Canadian transbrothers and transisters may have another friend in Parliament besides NDP MP Bill Siksay. Dr. Hedy Fry , ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

You're Welcome, Leona!

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TransGriot Note: Received an e-mail recently from my sis in Singapore that she asked me to post to the blog. It has a commentary concernin...
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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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