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

Sunday, April 11, 2010

She's Baack! Tina Fey Skewers Caribou Barbie Again

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Sarah Failin' has been all over the news and the country lately with her ditsy, folksy shtick that she hopes will propel her to the Repu...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Cop Caught On Tape Beating Duanna Johnson On Trial

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Bridges McRae, the former Memphis po-po who administered the beatdown of the late Duanna Johnson in the Shelby County Jail, is now trying ...

The Conservative 'Dry As Dust' Religion

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Any religion which professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic condit...
Friday, April 09, 2010

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Justice Stevens Retiring Edition

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Well, we knew it was going to happen sooner or later, but soon to be in eleven days 90 year old Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (who...

Juiced-Up Gay Transphobic Bullies With Mouthpieces

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TransGriot Note: From my shero, attorney and trans historian Kat Rose of ENDABlog . Interesting new developments in the Israel Luna vs Tr...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Ticked Off Transpeople With Signs Protest Movie

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The controversial movie 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives' was hit with a protest coordinated by MAGNET, Media Advocates Giving Equa...

Coop Will Enter Basketball Hall Of Fame

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My Comets may no longer be around (and I'm still pissed about how that transpired on the eve of tomorrow's WNBA Draft) but it was ni...

VA Governor Building A Bridge To The Confederacy

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Bet you progressive voters in Virginia now wish y'all had gotten off your rotund behinds and voted last November. Virginia Grand Dragon...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

UConn Perfect Perfect

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The University of Connecticut Huskies overcame an abysmal first half in which they scored 12 total points and went 10 minutes without scorin...
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Funny...I Don't Feel Like An Icon

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Monday afternoon I was on a Facebook chat with Christa Hilfers. During that chat she mentioned that she was inspired to get involved in fi...

NY Protest Of 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives' Tonight

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Protest/rally Against Tribeca's Decision to Premiere Transphobic Film "Ticked Off Trannies With Knives" What : A protest/ral...

Trans Leaders Don't Just Live On I-5, I-95 or I-495

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Interstates 5 and 95 respectively run north-south down the west and east coasts of the United States. They pass through four of the Top Ten ...
Monday, April 05, 2010

One Giant Leap For Women Astronauts

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I've been a big fan of space missions and space exploration ever since I watched the 1968 Apollo 8 mission and the Apollo 11 moon landin...

How Many Black Callers Is 'Too Many'?

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One of the things some vanilla flavored people forget far too often is that African-Americans make up 13% of the United States population. ...

Why Y'all Tripping About The Prez Only Checking 'African-American' On His Census Form?

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I'm chuckling to myself about some peeps getting perturbed over the fact that President Obama only checked 'African-American' in...

Teabag Lady

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TransGriot Note: Been a while since I treated y'all to one of my song rewrites. This one is dedicated to all those tragically misinfor...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

What Happened In Surabaya Should Never Stay In Surabaya

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TransGriot Note: You think we have drama here in the States fighting some of our right wing opponents and our recalcitrant gay and lesbian ...
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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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