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

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Seth MacFarlane Attacks Transwomen On 'The Cleveland Show'

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TransGriot Note: Another on point guest post from my brilliant and talented Canadian homegirl Renee of Womanist Musings The Cleveland Sho...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Moni's Excellent LI Adventure

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I had the honor and pleasure of being the keynote speaker for the LITDOR on Sunday. Even though the invitation was extended months in advan...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Already Getting Started On The TDOR 2010 List

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We in the international trans community are just wrapping up the many TDOR events we held for 2009, and as Leona Lo reports courtesy of The...

Back In SDF

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What's SDF? The IATA airline code for Da Ville. Back in town after spending a wonderful Sunday afternoon and evening hanging out on...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

2009 LITDOR Keynote Speech

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TransGriot Note: This is the text of the keynote speech I'm giving at this minute for the 2009 LITDOR Service in Centerpoint, LI, NY ...

JFK Assassination Anniversary

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Today is the sad anniversary of the November 22, 1963 assassination of our 35th President of the United Sates, John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Da...
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Leaving On A Jet Plane...To LI

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I'm getting my beauty sleep as you read this right now because in a few hours I'll be rolling out of bed for a long day of travel an...

Number 24 Coogs Beat Down Memphis

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The Number 24 AP ranked University of Houston Cougars shook off their upset loss to Central Florida last week by beating down Memphis at the...

IAAF-'No Discussion Of Caster Semenya's Case At The IAAF Council Meeting '

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Well, well, well. We were expecting some serious drama and fireworks at this session of the International Association of Athletics Federat...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-TDOR Memorial Edition

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Today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. This is the day transpeople and our allies around the globe pause to remember and...

Makes Me Wanna Holler

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The last two days I've been participating in panel discussions, putting the finishing touches on a speech for a TDOR event Sunday on Lon...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Semenya's Athletic Fate In Hands Of IAAF Council

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Back on September 12, the IAAF released this press statement concerning the Caster Semenya case. The IAAF has noted statements in recent me...

Retailers, Can You Wait Until After Thanksgiving Before Putting Up The Christmas Decorations?

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Last week I headed to the Dillard's in Mall St. Matthews to reload my Fashion Fair makeup and get some other items for my upcoming LI tr...

Never Forget The People Who Died

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Never forget the people who died. That's what the TDOR is all about. To make sure we never forget the people we have lost to anti tr...

Happy Birthday, Tami!

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Happy Anniversary of your 29th Birthday Tami! Today is the birthday of another one of my favorite bloggers, and I couldn't let the occa...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Today Was A Good Day...Sort Of

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Bounced out of the house in tastefully dressed full diva mode to head to the U of L Campus at the behest of my fave Women and Gender Studies...

What Does Transgender Day Of Remembrance Mean To You?

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TransGriot Note: It figures that less than 12 hours after I wrote the TransGriot post talking about the glaadBLOG series of guest posts for ...

Time To End Putting People's Civil Rights Up For A Majority Vote

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On the surface, allowing petition drives to force referendums and recall votes on unpopular decisions sounds like a great idea. When used ...

Louisville Area TDOR Events

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TransGriot Note: Thanks to Tina Storm for compiling the schedule for the 2009 Louisville TDOR events. I will be leading the November 19 wo...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

glaadBLOG Guest Blogger Series On TDOR

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This week the glaadBLOG is posting a series of articles from various people about the Transgender Day of remembrance and what it mans to th...
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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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