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

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

NTAC ACTION ALERT: Urge Senators to Pass ENDA Out of Committee Now!

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National Trans Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) Contact: Vanessa Edwards Foster ntacmedia@aol.com ACTION ALERT: Urge Senators to Pass ENDA Out of...

Gay Mayoral Candidate In Gainesville, FL Facing Recount

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Gainesville, FL residents went to the polls yesterday for a runoff election that would determine their city's next mayor. The candida...

Missoula Passes Inclusive TBLG Rights Ordinance

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Congratulations to the people in Missoula, Montana! In front of the largest crowd to attend a city council meeting in 30 years, the Misso...

TransGriot Post 2500!

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Another day, another milestone here at TransGriot. You are now reading post number 2500 on this humble blog since I started it on January 1...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Another Southern State, Another GOP Governor Building A Bridge To The Confederacy

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There's another Republican governor who issued a proclamation celebrating Confederate History month and who conveniently forgot to menti...

Time To Put This Sistah On The Supreme Court

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Ever since Clarence Thomas began earning his 'honorary white male' status by desecrating the proud Supreme Court legal legacy of Jus...

Another NJ Teen Charged with Racial Intimidation

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Damn, what the hell is going on in New Jersey lately? They elect a Republican governor and the nekulturny behavior starts flowing. And n...
Monday, April 12, 2010

The 'Stupiddome' Goes Bye Bye

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Now that the 'Jerrydome' is the multibillion dollar playpen for the Arlington Cowchips, their former home stadium was forlornly sit...

Trans Sports Fans-Time To Come Out Of The Closet

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I've been a huge sports fan for most of my life and transition didn't change that one bit. I love huge events such as the NCAA Fina...

Girl Power Aboard The International Space Station

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TransGriot Note: My latest piece for Global Comment Though many of us did not notice, April 9, 2010 was a historic day for humankind. Whe...
Sunday, April 11, 2010

God Don't Like Ugly

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When the Cricket World Cup was hosted by South Africa in 2003, there was a globally televised Olympic style opening ceremony complete with a...

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...
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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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