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

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Diane Sawyer To Become ABC World News Anchor In 2010

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And then there were two. In some news that will make many peeps in Da Ville happy, Diane Sawyer will be leaving Good Morning America and t...

That's A Man*

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One of the things that hasn't been talked about yet is the devastating effects of these gender tests on the people that fail them. Ima...
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Big Sis Taken To Limit In 2009 US Open Match

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The 2009 US Open started yesterday in Flushing Meadows, NY and will be running until September 13. You know I'll be watching as my fa...

When It Pertains To Transpeople, Do You Media Peeps Even Read The AP Stylebook?

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One of the things I have griped about constantly since the founding of my blog in 2006 is the rampant use of incorrect pronouns by the me...
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70th Anniversary Of Nazi Invasion Of Poland

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Today marks the tragic 70th anniversary of the start of the Nazi invasion of Poland that kicked off World War II. It lasted six years, resu...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Guest Blogging At Feministe Until September 13

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Wanted to let you loyal TransGriot readers know that my two week guest blogging stint at Feministe starts today and runs until September 13...

Kerry Washington-More Video

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Here's more Kerry Washington video promoting Life Is Hot In Cracktown (which I have yet to see since I'm not in a major city.
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Happy Birthday Caroline!

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The Caroline I'm referring to in this post is one of our transgender icons. Back in the 70's and 80's she was a Bond Girl, mod...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Happy 173rd Birthday H-Town!

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Happy 173rd birthday to my hometown! It was on this day that New York entrepreneurs Augustus and John K. Allen founded the city on 6,653 ac...
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Missing You, Michael

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Today would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, and it still seems surreal to talk about him in the past tense. As the events of...

Katrina Plus Four

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the devastating landfall of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans area. I spent two years living on th...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Words Mean Something – And So Do Letters

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TransGriot Note: This is a guest post courtesy of another one of the people in the community I have much love and admiration for, trans hi...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-The Ted Kennedy Memorial Edition

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Edward Moore Kennedy, the Liberal Lion Of The Senate has succumbed to a year long battle with brain cancer. In the midst of mourning his lo...

Everyday Sheeple

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TransGriot Note: It's time for another one of my infamous song rewrites. This one is dedicated to all the hoodwinked and bamboozled bat...
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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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