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

Monday, March 22, 2010

Moni's Speaking At SUNY-Oneonta

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At this moment the TransGriot is conducting her African American Trans 101 presentation in the Morris Conference Center - Le Cafe. I'd ...

Hangin' At SUNY-Oneonta

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Well good people, finally made it to the SUNY-Oneonta campus after my flight through Philly, a two hour layover, and an enjoyable one hour d...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Leaving On A Jet Plane...To SUNY-Oneonta

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After a busy Saturday in the Ville that started for me at 8 AM EDT and ended at the Fairness/ ACLU of Kentucky dinner that evening, the Tran...

Teen Arrested In NJ Wal-Mart PA Incident

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It didn't take long to find the perp in last Sunday's racial PA incident at a New Jersey Wal-Mart. The suspect is a 16 year old bo...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Going To Dinner

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I'm heading out the door to go to dinner...At the Muhammad Ali Center Will be hanging out with politicos and progressive Louisville onc...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Teabaggers Hate On Man With Parkinson's At Protest

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This infuriating video is one reason why I have little to zero tolerance for teabaggers and conservafools in general. All I can say abou...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Showing Some Love To My Coogs Edition

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It's March Madness, and while the Democrats scramble to get the votes necessary to pass health care legislation, the 2010 NCAA Men's...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Confessions Of A Chocoholic

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I have an addition I'm not ever going to get treated for. I'm addicted to chocolate. Be it light, dark, white, whatever, the Trans...

Moni's Coming To The ATL

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Next week will be a busy one for the TransGriot. I not only have the upcoming event at SUNY-Oneonta , I've been invited to participate...

Call Speaker Pelosi-Respectfully Demand Vote On ENDA

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As you read this, activists are sitting in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's offices in San Francisco and Washington DC refusing to move until a vo...

No Trans Need Apply

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If you're wondering why I and other trans people spend a lot of time griping about ENDA not moving toward becoming law as expeditiously ...

Another Racial Incident At A Wal-Mart

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I've never been a big fan of Wal-Mart due to some problematic racial and gender discrimination incidents in its recent past. Black cust...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Moni's 2010 Women's B-Ball Brackets

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I'm going to show the women b-ballers some love as always and continue a TransGriot tradition for the third consecutive year in selectin...

I Don't Have Anything To Be Ashamed Of...But You Do

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One of the battles we transwomen constantly wage in order to be our authentic selves is the war against shame and guilt. A portion of i...

Application Period Open For Williams Institute Small Grants Program

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The Williams Institute advances sexual orientation law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship, and dissemi...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Happy St Patrick's Day TransGriot readers! Louisville has a sizable Irish descended population that dates back to the 19th Century. An...

In Africa, A Step Backward On Human Rights

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TransGriot Note: From a March 12 op-ed in the Washington Post by Desmond Tutu Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be exc...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Moni's 2010 NCAA Men's B-Ball Bracket

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Well, peeps. I'm still on Clouds 9-10 and 11 along with other University of Houston alumni about the Cougars making the NCAA tournament...

Theta Beta Chi Anniversary Conference In Winston-Salem, NC

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Theta Beta Chi Fraternity, Inc. is a non collegiate Greek letter fraternity of unique men that was founded in 2008. Theta Beta Chi in conj...

Trans Does Not Equal White

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One of the things that continues to fascinate the public is documentaries and interviews with trans people. Last weekend CNN rolled out th...
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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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