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

Saturday, June 19, 2010

2010 World Cup USA Watch-Controlling Our Destiny

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“I think this team has shown that it keeps fighting until the end and we have now had the experience of pushing games when we’re behind. It’...

Happy Juneteenth, TransGriot Readers!

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I'll hopefully be chowing down on barbecue and drinking my strawberry soda at somebody's house later today. It's a traditional ...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Chucky's SQL Juneteenth 'Show' Contaminates Russian River Resort

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You long time TransGriot readers know it's always on like Donkey Kong between me and Chuck Knipp over his New Millennium Minstrel Show. ...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Juneteenth Weekend Edition

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Happy Juneteenth TransGriot readers! I'm back in the Lone Star State where the holiday was born , and I'm looking forward to checki...

2010 World Cup USA Watch-We Wuz Robbed

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Team USA went into today's match against Slovenia in an unusual position for a mens soccer team: As a favorite. But coach Bob Bradley...

2010 Blogging While Brown Conference

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The third annual Blogging While Brown Conference stars today and runs through tomorrow at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Wash...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Brittany For HD 84 Events

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TransGriot Note: For you peeps in the OKC metro area or are in close enough driving proximity to check it out. Brittany Novotny for HD 84 ...

Utah Joins The Pac-10

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Utah has been in the shadow of Brigham Young University for years and BYU alums never let them forget it or the national football title they...

Calpernia's 'Bad Questions To Ask A Transsexual' Video

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I had the honor and distinct pleasure of seeing Calpernia Addams again last year when she and Andrea James came to U of L to be the keynote ...

Forces of Intolerance Fighting Missoula TBLG Ordinance

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It's easy to pass TBLG rights ordinances. The hard part is defending them from the Forces of Intolerance. Our friends in Missoula, MT...

DART Committee Plays Games With Non Discrimination Policy

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Remember what I wrote in the post announcing the 11-2 committee vote that ostensibly passed a revised policy with trans protections for Dal...

2010 Wimbledon Williams Watch-Break Out The Strawberries And Cream

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Wimbledon is steeped in traditions. People eat strawberries and cream and drink Pimms spritzers during matches. Players wear white tennis...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

2010 Black Weblog Awards

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While I don't do what I do here at TransGriot for awards, it sure is nice when I get recognized for the hard work and the hours I put ...

TransGriot Nuke A Troll

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Every now and then I get a comment that if it isn't outright racist or transphobic and gets flushed, makes me shake my head. This is on...

The Oppressor's Greatest Weapon

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'The greatest weapon that the oppressor has in his hand is the mind of the oppressed.' Clarence Glover wrote that in a December 19...

Will There Be Any Black Trans People At This Year's White House LGBT Reception?

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Various leaders in the TBLG community are have begun receiving mailed invitation for a 5 PM EDT LGBT reception being held June 22 at the Whi...

First Native Houstonian In Orbit

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Despite the fact that Houston kids have grown up since the 1960's with NASA's Johnson Space Center in our backyard and being immerse...

DART Committee Advances Trans Inclusive Non Discrimination Policy

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The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority is one step closer to a trans inclusive non discrimination policy after voting 11-2 to advance it to...

PTSS-Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

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Since 1865, the United States has been suffering from an unacknowledged malady, and nope, I'm not talking about racism, even though it&#...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

DART Committee Meeting Tonight To Discuss Trans Inclusive Nondiscrimination Policy

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For you peeps in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, time for y'all to be agents of your own liberation and help Ms. T-DART out at the same...
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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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