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

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Going Home For The Holidays

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You TransGriot readers know that over the last three months I've been to Philadelphia and Long Island with another trip coming in March...

Rudd Transgender Scholarship Deadline Set For March 1, 2010

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TransGriot Note: Announcements from the Houston Transgender Unity Committee. Been a long time (2001) since I attended a Unity Banquet. T...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

How Can We Contribute To Society If You Won't Hire Us?

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One of the things that's a recurring theme amongst transpeople no matter where we reside is job discrimination. While some areas have t...

Pass ENDA Now!

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Well, the graphic and the video says it all. Time to pass ENDA,AKA the Employment and Non Discrimination Act.

Archie Gets Engaged To Betty-Veronica Trips Out

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Most of you TransGriot readers know I'm a big fan of the Archie comic books and have been reading them and the Josie and the Pussycats o...
Monday, December 07, 2009

First Family Lights White House Christmas Tree

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Another sign that the Christmas season is upon us. The First Family lighting the White House Christmas tree.
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This BS Is Why ENDA Needs To Be Passed NOW!

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The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a discrimination complaint today with the Florida Department of Human Relations agai...

SpaceShipTwo Unveiled By Virgin Galactic

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We're probably a long way off before the scenes of commercial space travel you remember from the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey or Battlest...
Saturday, December 05, 2009

LGBT Americans Outraged At Delay In Basic Job Rights

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TransGriot Note: A joint press release from several GLBT rights organizations. In light of continuing delays in the House of Representati...
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Oh Hell Naw! PETA Disses The Queen Of Soul

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I have zero respect for PETA, and their latest stunt is guaranteed to send me in the direction of my friendly neighborhood KFC to chow down ...
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Friday, December 04, 2009

2010 World Cup Draw

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The eyes of the world were turned toward Cape Town for the draw setting up the groups for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Tournament in South Af...
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Back To Back Houston Snow?- Get Outta Here!

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Wow, what's going on weather wise back home? Last year I posted about Houston getting early snow in December . In 2004 they got wh...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Tyra Banks Birthday Edition

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Another week has flow by and it's time for our weekly exercise here at TransGriot of shining a bright spotlight on the fools in our mid...

Words Have Consequences

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'Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me'. We've all heard that old nursery rhyme. However, if you...

Catholic Church Already Hatin' For The Holidays

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Can me and my transsistahs go through this holiday season without being verbally attacked by faith based haters, the Catholic Church, conser...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Dawn's Heading To Pittsburgh

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Dawn's bouncing out of the house in a few hours and driving the six hours to Pittsburgh from Da Ville in order to participate in a USFA ...

Trans People Are Part Of The Diverse Mosaic Of Life 5

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As these photos continue to bear witness to, transpeople are part of the diverse mosaic of life on Planet Earth. You can ignore the evidenc...

Simone Bell Becomes First African-American Open Lesbian State Legislator Elected In US

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History was made last night in Georgia as Simone Bell won a runoff election in Atlanta area State House District 58 to become the first open...

Cleveland Rocks! Unanimously Passes Transgender Civil Rights Protections

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I know Zoe and the rest of my transpeeps in Cleveland are on Cloud Nine today after their city council passed a transgender civil rights law...
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Why I Am Out As A Transgender Entertainer

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TransGriot Note: Sometimes you wonder as a blogger whether people are actually reading your posts. Well, got an e-mail from our guest poste...
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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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