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

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

NBJC Applauds DC Council Passage Of Marriage Equality Legislation

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NBJC applauds the 11-to-2 passage of marriage equality legislation by the Washington D.C. City Council late this afternoon. Mayor Adrian M....

STRAP Founder's UN Speech

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Sass Rogando Sasot is one of the founding members of STRAP, the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines , of which my good friend an...
Monday, December 14, 2009

A Trans Houstonian Reflects On Annise's Win

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TransGriot Note: My latest post for the Bilerico Project ; As many of you Projectors already know, Annise Parker handily won her runoff el...

What's Up With Shani Davis?

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For those of you who weren't paying attention during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy there was a brother speedskater from...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

Congrats Jo!

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Annise's race wasn't the only one I was watching from 1000 miles away last night. I was also keeping an eye on the City Council ree...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Mayor-Elect Annise Parker!

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On January 1, 2010 Annise Danette Parker will be raising her right hand to take the oath of office as she's done several times since 199...
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Historic Runoff Election In H-town

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I'm still anxiously keeping watch on an election transpiring today in my hometown that will result in us either having our second Africa...

ACORN Wins Federal Lawsuit

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As I figured would happen, the Republican led effort to cut off federal funding to ACORN was ruled unconstitutional yesterday in federal cou...
Friday, December 11, 2009

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Million Visits Edition

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Yesterday I passed the 1 million hit milestone for TransGriot. That tells me y'all really like this blog, and thank you for taking you...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

2009 Miss International Queen Asks For Tolerance In Japan

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Japanese TV personality Ai Haruna held a press conference in Tokyo December 3 in which she stated the desire for Japan to be more tolerant t...

1 Million Visitors!

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Been anxiously awaiting passing this significant blogging milestone all day and it has finally happened. At 3:55 PM EST today I had the ho...
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Drama At The Miss Brazil Gay 2009 Pageant

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One of the many reasons I love GLBT pageants is that some of the contestants will be drop dead gorgeous, the talent numbers make the cis pag...

President Obama Nobel Acceptance Speech

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THE PRESIDENT: Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and cit...
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...
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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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