TransGriot

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

Monday, September 14, 2009

UH Cougars Ranked Number 21 In AP Football Poll

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Thanks to their 45-35 victory over the then number 5 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, my alma mater's football team is ranked in the AP T...

Kalamazoo, MI TBLG Rights Ordinance Under Attack

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I posted earlier this summer about the Kalamazoo, MI commissioners unanimously passing a TBLG rights ordinance on June 29 that expands lega...

Kola Boof Podcast Up

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I joined my Womanist Musings partners Allison and Renee yesterday in presenting another interesting Blogtalkradio show Sunday night and '...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

The FLOTUS Is Headed To Copenhagen

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There are two weeks to go until the big International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 that will decide which o...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Upset! Coogs Win!

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I spent a very enjoyable afternoon watching my alma mater not only beat a Big 12 school to move to 2-0 in this young 2009 college football s...

Williams Sisters In 2009 US Open Doubles Finals

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For the first time in a decade, my favorite tennis playing siblings are in the US Open doubles finals. Little Sis and Big Sis battled susta...
Friday, September 11, 2009

C. Vivian Stringer Enters Basketball Hall Of Fame

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Despite all the hype, Michael Jordan isn't the only person getting inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA today. ...

Caster Semenya Case Opening Old Wounds

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I was watching the track and field championships in Berlin last month when Caster Semenya won her 800m gold medal in the fifth fastest time ...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-GOP Stuck On Stupid Edition

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Before we get started, since today is the anniversary of the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack, let's take a moment to remember t...

Arlington Independent School District Hypocrisy

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I love my birth state, but hate the right wing yahoos that seem hell bent on giving it a bad name. Like Mansfield and other North Texas sch...

I'm ALWAYS Ready For Some Football

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I've written more than a few posts on this blog about my love of football. It's the state religion of Texas, and whether it's h...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

America’s Anxiety About Obama Is Mostly Skin Deep

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TransGriot Note: My latest piece for Global Comment: While many people in the United States, across the African Diaspora and around the wo...
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I Repeat, It's My America, Too

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Fear of a Black President is making the Stupid White Sheeple lose their damn minds and show their latent racism for the whole world to see. ...

No, No, No GOP Version

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TransGriot Note: Time for another song rewrite. The President is making his big joint congressional health care speech tonight and the GOP ...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

President Obama's Back To School Speech

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TransGriot Note: Since the conservafools have pulled their kids out of school today, here's the text of the so-called 'controversial...
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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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