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

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Shipley's Donuts

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I've discussed my love of iconic Houston centric foods on TransGriot. One of them I got reacquainted with when I went back home for th...

Louisville's 'LGBT Community In The 1980s' Forum To Be Held February 16

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Louisville, 1981. The Humana Building was yet to be built. There was no Kentucky Center for the Arts. The Watterson Expressway was still ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Olympic Heartbreak For Philip Boit

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Three time Olympian Philip Boit had hoped to close out his Olympic cross country skiing career in Vancouver. Unfortunately he fell a heartb...

Ghana's Snow Leopard Hopes To Take A Bite Out of The Olympic Competition

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I am a big fan of the Olympic games, be it winter or summer variety. One of the things about the nature of the winter Olympics is that yo...

You Don't Have The Right To Deny Me My Rights

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No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him. ...

Miss Me Yet? Hell Naw!

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This billboard is greeting passengers traveling along Interstate 35 near Wyoming, MN. The people who paid for it are wishing to remain a...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Alexandra Billings Documentary

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Alexandra Billings is another one of our iconic transwomen I'm looking forward to meeting one day. I'm looking forward to seeing h...
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Shani's Drive For Five Is Down To Four

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Was disappointed to learn that Shani Davis is not going to attempt to match Eric Heiden's feat of winning five Olympic gold medals in s...
Monday, February 08, 2010

Teabaggers, You Owe Great Britain A Lot Of Money!

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TransGriot Note: I have no love for the racist white wing Teabagger movement. Saw this interesting post from Maura Hennessey which points o...

Transsister Slams Trans Community Bigotry Aimed At Black Transwomen

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I've talked about and written commentaries slamming the ' Black Transwomen Are Ugly ' meme that keeps popping up like kudzu in t...
Sunday, February 07, 2010

When Will African American Trans People Be Able To Tell Our Stories On HBCU Campuses?

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One of the things I and other transsisters enjoy doing is telling the story of African descended trans people to college students around the...
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Who Dat Gonna Be NFL Champs!

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The New Orleans Saints were founded in 1967 and have endured 43 seasons of good, bad and ugly football. After Hurricane Katrina devastated ...

Black Transwoman Telling Her Story On GSU Campus

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Interesting video of a panel discussion at Georgia State University and a transsistah telling her story.

Super Bowl XLIV

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Will Who Dat win? Or will another Vince Lombardi Trophy be heading back to Indiana? Starting at 6:25 PM EST America and a large televisi...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

Houston's Transgender Center

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This is old KTRK-TV news video about the transgender center back home, but still worth a look. And yes, in this case I know one of the pe...
Friday, February 05, 2010

Shut Up Fool! Awards- Super Bowl Weekend Edition

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Super Bowl XLIV will be kicking off in Miami this weekend between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, an I'll be parked i...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Urban Dictionary Definition of Monica

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Monica A name derived from the Latin language meaning "A wise councilor." A Catholic Saint. The sexiest woman on the planet. Ne...

Up, Up You Mighty African Descended Transpeople!

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I love talking to younger transpeople when I have the time to do so. One of those opportunities came yesterday when I received a call from ...
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Trans Woman Wins IRS Suit To Deduct Surgery Costs

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A 57 year old trans woman battling the IRS over a tax deduction for the costs of her sex realignment surgery says she feels like she won a v...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Julie Bindel-Mary Daly For The New Millennium

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Mary Daly is no longer walking this planet, but fear not, her transphobic radical feminist replacement is on the case. Julie Bindel is spre...
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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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