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

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Dan Savage's Transphobic Azz Strikes Again

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TransGriot Note: A wonderful post from my brilliant sis Renee at Womanist Musings. And no sis, you aren't alone in your observation th...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lt. Choi, Join The Club

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DADT repeal activist and founder of the West Point GLBT group Knights Out Lt. Dan Choi was recently quoted in a Newsweek interview as sayin...

Lady Bears Going To San Antonio!

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Brittney Griner hit the go ahead jumper with 45 seconds remaining to propel Baylor to a 51-48 win over Number 2 seeded Duke and a trip to Sa...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Transkid Jazz Singing

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Remember Jazz, the young transkid from Barbara Walters 20/20 report on transgender children? Well, here's another example of a kid, on...

We Don't Need No Scam Artists

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As Bernie Madoff and other scam artists have repeatedly shown, never underestimate a human being's capacity to unscrupulously fleece his...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Happy Birthday, Alexandra!

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Today is the birthday of one of our iconic trans women, Alexandra Billings. She's a multi talented singer, actress, teacher and fellow...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Got Census Form? Fill It Out And Send It Back!

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A dew days ago I received my 2010 Census form in the mail. Being that I spent a summer working as an enumerator for the 1980 Census this d...

Alright Brittney!

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Brittney Griner scored 27 points, grabbed sever rebounds and blocked ten shots to help the Baylor Lady Bears beat Number one seeded Tennesse...

Laverne Cox VH1 Interview

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TransGriot Note: Here's an interview featuring my sis Laverne Cox talking about her new reality show 'Transform Me' and other su...
Friday, March 26, 2010

IFGE 2010 Capital Conference Rapidly Approaching

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The 24th annual International Foundation for Gender Education conference is rapidly approaching. It will take place from April 22 – 25 and ...

Sorry ATL

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We'll as you probably know by now, I didn't get the opportunity to talk at the Herstory Conference in Atlanta today. I'm disapp...

Teabaggers Losing Their Damned Minds

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Not that many of them had much of one to lose to begin with, but the teabaggers are now resorting to the T word to express their racist Repu...

Negro Republican Calls President 'Buckwheat'

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Yeah, I know it would be desirable to have more African descended people involved in both parties, but what's the point of that exercise...

Thank You SUNY- Oneonta

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I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to SUNY-Oneonta, Dr. Bambi Lobdell and the many people that extended the kind invitation to have ...

Shut Up Fool! Awards Happy Birthday Speaker Pelosi Edition

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Today is Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 70th birthday, and she's had a great week leading up to it. She got a historic health care passed t...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

'Triple Nickles' Honored

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The three surviving members of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, Walter Morris, Roger Walden and Clarence Beavers, AKA the 'Triple...

Gemini Mini Documentary

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TransGriot Note: Mini Documentary on Chicago drag queen Saya Naomi Diaz Deleon or Gemini. It includes commentary from Christina Kahrl, who ...

Happy Birthday To The Queen Of Soul!

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Time for everyone to bow and curtsy in the direction of Detroit because today is the birthday of Her Royal Soulness, Aretha Franklin. She w...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

U of L Makes Several Restrooms Gender Neutral!

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TransGriot Note: This news comes courtesy of Brian Buford , head of U of L's Office of LGBT Services. Vice President for Business Affa...

Thoughts On Health Care Reform Passage

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While I was in Oneonta I watched the contentious debate before the House vote on the health Care reform bill late Sunday night-early Monday ...
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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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