TransGriot

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

Sunday, October 25, 2009

UH Administers Homecoming Beatdown To SMU

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The Number 17 ranked University of Houston Cougars came back to the Rob after a month of road games. They were facing off in a C-USA West D...

First Family Official Portrait

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Read it and weep conservahaters! We finally have a First Family in the White House that reflects the heritage of the people who built it. ...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Interviewing Isis Tomorrow For Podcast!

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Tomorrow's latest episode of the Womanist Musings talk show will have none other than my sis Isis King. We'll be talking about bein...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Fairness 10th Anniversary

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This weekend those of us in the Louisville GLBT community will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the passage of our inclusive GLBT pro...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Hate Crimes Passed! Edition

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I've been making the trip to Washington for several years now to lobby on behalf of the trans community. Yesterday one of the trans com...

School Daze-Straight And Nappy

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School Daze is one of my favorite Spike Lee movies even though it was released in 1988. One of the issues that he brought up in this film ...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Matthew Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Bill Passes Senate!

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One of our crowning legislative jewels down, one to go. The Matthew Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Bill, which would make it a federal crim...

White Gay Peeps, Back The Hell Up Off President Obama

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One of the things I'm alarmed about is increasingly hearing from the African American acquaintances around the country I talk to, variou...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Yo Renee, Canada's Women's Ice Hockey Is Going Down In 2010!

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The Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2010 Vancouver Games will happen tomorrow while we're sleeping at 2 AM on this side of the P...

Isn't This Special? Gainesville, FL Anti-Trans Amendment Supporter Arrested For Bathroom Voyeurism

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There's one glaring thing I've noted in the modus operandi of the Forces of Intolerance when we have these referendum battles with t...

Thanks Bryn Mawr!

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Thanks to all the people who showed up at Thomas 224 for my speech and the dialogue we had afterward on trans issues. It was the first time...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Monica's Bryn Mawr Speech

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TransGriot Note: This is the text of the speech I'm delivering in the Thomas Library Good afternoon to the Bryn Mawr College faculty,...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Gone To Bryn Mawr

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Will be traveling all day to give my speech in the Thomas Library at 4 PM on the Bryn Mawr College campus in Bryn Mawr, PA. My flight leave...

Villager's Black Blog Rankings Are No More

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The hot summer weather has eased into fall and cooler days. Football season at the high school, college and pro levels is in full swing an...

UH Coogs Handle Their Business- Climb To Number 17

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The University of Houston Cougars took a business trip to New Orleans Saturday for a C-USA game in the Louisiana Superdome against the Tulan...

It's Election Day!

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In Houston, that is. More precisely, it's the first day of early voting for the upcoming November 3 mayoral election. Polling pla...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Trans People Are Part Of The Diverse Mosaic Of Life

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As I've said repeatedly on this blog and will do so until my last minutes on the planet, we are part of the diverse mosaic of life. But...
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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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