TransGriot

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

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

I'm Finally Home

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Well, after 23 hours, several bus transfers and 9 plus years, I'm finally standing inside the Houston city limits during the Christmas h...

A Transsistah's Secret-Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin

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Being comfortable in your own skin is one of the often overlooked major keys to a happy and successful transition. We catch so much flak as...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Rolling Towards Houston

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At this moment my Greyhound bus is pulling out of the Louisville station and heading south on I-65 to start the first leg of my long journey...
Monday, December 21, 2009

First Trans Beauty Pageant Hosted In India

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There have been some recent groundbreaking events taking place for the GLBT community in India that have broken down cultural barriers. In ...

Nat King Cole-The Christmas Song

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To me, it isn't Christmas unless I'm hearing this as part of my classic Christmas songs with soul. Enjoy the legendary Nat 'Ki...

It Ain't 'Deception'- We're Living Our Lives

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One of the memes I'm beyond sick and tired of that gets pimped and hurled at us by the Forces of Intolerance and others is this 'dec...

25th Anniversary Of The First NCAA Women's Slam Dunk

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I talked about my Houston homegirl Brittney Griner becoming the ninth woman to dunk in NCAA women's competition a month ago. It's t...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Happy 50th Birthday Flo Jo

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It's hard to believe she's been gone from us for eleven years, but today would have been Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner's 50th...

Christmas Podcast Tonight

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Renee, Allison and I will be doing a short podcast of our Womanist Musings show at 8 PM EST. We just wanted to take the time to wish all of...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Am I A Black Transleader?

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Friday night I received an e-mail from a young African descended transwomen based on the East Coast who I have high regard for and admire as...

There's A Special Place In Hell For The Wastes Of DNA Who Stole The 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Sign

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Ever since World War II ended in 1945, the infamous Auschwitz death camp in which 2 million people were sent to die has been a museum to our...

The African-American Transsisterhood Initiative

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Transpeople make up about 3% of the 36 million people that identify as African-American. The 2Ks will be over in about two weeks and yet we...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Black Transwoman Thinking, Composing Posts

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Been out and about today running a few errands and prepping for my upcoming trip back home to the 713 for Christmas. In the process of doin...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Madame Mayor Elect Edition

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This edition of our illustrious awards is dedicated to Houston mayor-elect Annise Parker. On January 1 she'll take the oath of office t...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Revealing The Houston 'Gay Agenda'

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Was this the mysterious 'gay agenda' the sellout negro ministers were babbling about in the closing weeks of the campaign? Yeah, ...

Jeff Johnson Calls Out Black Community Homophobia on TJMS

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You TransGriot readers know how much I love the Tom Joyner Morning Show. The 'Fly Jock' and crew have a listening audience of 11 ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

NY Governor David Paterson To Sign Executive Order Extending Anti Discrimination Protection To Trans State Employees

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New York Governor David Paterson is at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City today to announce and ...

Sen. Al Franken Calls Out Sen. Thune

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I love Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). This is what the GOP and the conservative movement was afraid of when they fought his election by the citize...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

If You WWBT's Hate Trans People So Much....

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Why do you slither around our blogs and our blogosphere? Aren't you better than the rest of us mere transwomen because you possess bo...
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Network of Transgender Women of Thailand Calls For End To Transphobic Education Uniform Regulations

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TransGriot Note: Yep, even in the ostensibly transgender friendly 'Land Of Smiles' we have to fight tooth and nail for our basic hu...
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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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