TransGriot

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

Sunday, March 14, 2010

We Have To Be Good Sisters, Too

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I wrote about the importance of having a sister to help you sort out some of the issues concerning femininity. Sisters and a sister circle ...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Don't Forget To 'Spring Forward'

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Daylight Savings Time starts early Sunday morning, so don't forget to move your clocks up one hour at 2 AM. I'll also be making su...

'Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel' Upcoming Trans Sportswriters Show

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Trans themed shows have been the rage over the last few days with the CNN Susan Stanton one and Anderson Cooper's recent multi part inte...

UH Coogs Going Big Dancing!

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For the first time since 1992, my favorite college basketball team is going to the NCAA tournament! They beat the C-USA regular season cham...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Shut Up Fool! Awards- Basketball Madness Edition

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It's Championship Week, the prelude to that orgy of college basketball on the men's and women's side we call March Madness. As ...

TransGriot Heading To SUNY- Oneonta

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If there are any loyal TransGriot readers in the vicinity of the SUNY Oneonta campus, I'll be heading to New York on March 22 to speak ...

Hey, Where All My Taurons At?

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As many of you long time readers know, I'm a huge Battlestar Galactica fan. I own all four seasons on DVD and eagerly awaited the star...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

In Search Of A Sister

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'A sister is a friend who loves you unconditionally and will always tell you the truth even if it hurts' Deborah Cox The second m...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

'Jumping The Broom' In DC!

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Monday was the first day that same gender couples could legally get married in DC despite the efforts of go to sellout Bigot Harry Jackson t...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Laverne Cox On TJMS

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My sis Laverne Cox has an upcoming VH1 reality TV show starting March 15 called TRANSform Me that she's starring in with her co-hosts Ni...
Monday, March 08, 2010

The Other Black 'Unwoman'

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Yesterday was International Women's Day. I spent it talking to some of the women that matter in my life and contemplating what and how...

Dallas Peeps-Call To Action On DART Transphobia

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Dallas has been challenging Austin for being the most TBLG friendly city in Texas, and cemented it with the narrow loss of an openly gay cou...
Sunday, March 07, 2010

The Envelope Please...

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I know some of y'all are probably tuned in to the Oscars right now, but I promised to give y'all the winner of the first annual Shut...
Saturday, March 06, 2010

Cards Send Out Freedom Hall In Style

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Freedom Hall is located on the grounds of the Kentucky Fairgrounds just 5 miles south of downtown Louisville and not far from the U of L Bel...
Friday, March 05, 2010

Shut Up Fool! Awards Oscar Weekend Edition

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The 82nd Academy Awards take place on Sunday. I'm looking forward to seeing if it will be a historic night for the movie Precious , ...
Thursday, March 04, 2010

Reagan On The $50 Bill? Hell No!

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Once again our conservafools are trying to memorialize the late Ronald Reagan, and their feverish attempts to do so before his 100th birthda...

NY State Assembly Passes GENDA For Third Time!

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Will the passage of GENDA for the third straight time finally be the charm in the wake of Gov. David Paterson's recent executive order t...
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The Black GLB Community Needs To Do A Better Job Of Trans Inclusion

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One of the things I have consistently complained about ever since I started this blog on New Year's Day 2006 is the GLBT community's...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Me Time Today

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Taking the day off from TransGriot to recharge my creative and personal batteries. I'm battling writer's block in addition to prepp...
Monday, March 01, 2010

Boss Ladies

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Y'all know my opinion about reality shows being a waste of television air time, but thanks to Toni at Dyssonance , she gave me the head...
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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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