TransGriot

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

Monday, August 24, 2009

Gender Drama At The 1936 Berlin Olympics

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Since this has come up repeatedly once again in the context of international sport, thought it was time to point out the history behind why ...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

I Got E-Mail!

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From time to time I get e-mail about some of the 1,800 plus posts here at TransGriot that have touched you in one way or the other. Whether...

Germaine Greer- Still Hatin' After All These Years

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The conventional wisdom is that people mellow out in their golden years and get more thoughtful and flexible about issues they were intracta...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Penguins Of Madagascar

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When I watched the original Madagascar movies, I fell in love with the antics of Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. Those lovable action...

Why The Dearth Of Black Canadian Political Power?

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There are as of the 2006 Canadian Census 783,795 people that describe themselves as Black Canadian. One of my dear Timmy's Icecap drink...
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....
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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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