TransGriot

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

He's A Clown

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TransGriot Note: Been a while since I've been motivated to pen one of my infamous song rewrites. This one is dedicated to our favorit...

Transgender Rights Forum On U of L Campus Tomorrow

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TDOR Week tends to be a busy one for me with requests for my presence at various events escalating during that period. Word to the wise-for...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Why Do We Need Transgender Day Of Remembrance? Well…

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TransGriot Note: My latest post for Global Comment If you’ve been perusing my home blog and other transgender-themed blogs across the Inte...

Isis Makes 2009 Out 100 List

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Congrats to my sis Isis for making OUT magazine's Out 100 List . Been an interesting and groundbreaking year for little sis. She'...

Sierra Broussard Reaches Settlement In Wisconsin Trans Discrimination Suit

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I mentioned Sierra Broussard's case in two posts a few months ago. Since the trial was scheduled to start tomorrow, I was curious to ...

STS-129 Mission Includes Two African-American Astronauts

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The TransGriot will be tuned in later today to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis at 2:28 PM EST assuming there are no delays or...

Bishop Yvette Flunder Speaks At 2009 Creating Change

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Thanks to my good friend Louis Mitchell, I became aware of Bishop Yvette Flunder and her 'radically inclusive' City of Refuge Church...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

UH Still Ranked-Barely

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All these close last second victories for the Cardiac Cougars finally caught up with them this week against the University of Central Florid...

Continental Airlines Turns 75

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As many of you longtime TransGriot readers know, I worked for CAL for 14 years during Frank Lorenzo's, Hollis Harris' and Gordon Bet...

Donnie McClurkin's Hatin' Again

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One of the things that I hate as a Christian is people who have used my faith as a shield to try to mask their bigotry and hatred of GLBT pe...
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Hong Kong Transwoman Fights For Her Marriage Rights

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Here's another example of the how the GL push for same gender marriage has had a deleterious effect on the ability of transpeople to get...

It's Texas High School Football Playoff Time! Go Falcons!

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I'm not bragging when I say that best high school football in the nation is played in Texas. If you think I'm kidding, peruse the l...
Friday, November 13, 2009

NASA Finds Water On The Moon!

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There's water on the moon! More precisely, there's frozen water in the permanently shadowed Cabeus Crater at the lunar South pol...
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Shut Up Fool! Awards-Friday The 13th Edition

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It's Friday The 13th! The weather's beautiful up here and I'm planning on stepping away from the computer for awhile and enjoyi...

TDOR Poem

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We've reached another somber TDOR anniversary. It's the 11th annual observance of the day that we memorialize all of our peeps los...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

See Ya, Lou!

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Last night was Lou Dobbs' last broadcast on CNN. All I have to say to that is hallelujah and what took y'all so long to remove t...

Getting My Imelda Marcos On

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One of the things my friends know about me besides being a serious sports fan and having to drag me kicking and screaming out of a bookstore...

Transpeople Are Part Of The Diverse Mosaic Of Life 4

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The overwhelming evidence is that transpeople are part of the diverse mosaic of life on our 'Big Blue Marble'. Fundamentalists, th...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

LITDOR Event November 22

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In addition to participating in my local TDOR event, I'll be flying to Long Island at the gracious invitation of the local group there t...

Will 'Be Fruitful And Multiply' Become a Reality For Trans People?

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The one thing about medical technology is that it is constantly advancing, evolving and making things a reality that were impossible only a ...
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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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