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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Chris Rock Was Right-Be Afraid Of Al Cracker

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Chris Rock caught some flack a few years ago for his joke in which he stated he was more afraid of Al Cracker than Al Qaida. But like many ...
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Learning, Growing, Evolving Femininity FB Discussion

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When I began my transition in 1994, one of the things I was well aware of was the famous quote by French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir on w...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Nikki Araguz Update 14 -Going To War In The Chron.com Comment Section

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As the Araguz case in Wharton continues to a hopefully successful conclusion for us, those of us in the Houston area GLBT community and our ...

NY Trans Community-Show Leona Some Love

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At FringeNYC Leona Lo is currently performing her Ah Kua Show play there through August 26. For those of you in the New York metro area, s...

Team USA Eurotour- 86-85 Escape From Madrid

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Unlike the last two games they have played against France and Lithuania, Team USA was wide awake at the start of this basketball battle with...

Stop Hatin' On TBLG Students

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In a few hours HISD and other school districts in the Houston metro area will begin the 2010-2011 school year. I remember having mixed emot...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Hello Diamond Stylz

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Since I just moved back into the Houston area a few months ago, I'm in the process of finding out as I get reconnected in the community ...

This Is H.O.W. Names New Executive Director

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This Is H.O.W . is a Phoenix based 501c(3) charitable organization that provides a transitional living environment for Trans persons in cris...

Team USA Eurotour- Showdown With Spain

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Team USA's Eurotour continues with a 2 PM CDT game versus the defending FIBA World Champions Spain in front of what is sure to be a rauc...

Houston Crossdressing Ordinance Repeal 30th Anniversary Celebration Oral History Video

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Had a wonderful time last weekend interacting with various members of the community. Got to finally meet and chat with HPD Sgt Julia Oliv...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Team USA Eurotour- Sloppy 77-61 Win Over Lithuania

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If Team USA wants to claim their first FIBA basketball championship since the 1994 Dream Team rolled though everyone on Canadian soil, they ...

Yo Cis Peeps, Can I Vote On Your Civil Rights In A Fracking Poll?

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The Araguz case along with another current court case happening in Hong Kong have focused attention on our ability to get married. I poi...

Lindsay's Free To Live As A Woman, At Last

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One of the things I'm very happy to see as a child of the African Diaspora is transpeople on the Mother Continent telling their stories....

Team USA Eurotour- First Up: Lithuania

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Team USA's 13 finalists for the 2010 FIBA World Championship basketball team have been practicing in Madrid the last few days in prepara...
Friday, August 20, 2010

1986 Phyllis Hyman Performance and Interview

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Y'all know how much I love Phyllis Hyman and hate the fact she's no longer on this planet gracing us with her singing talents. We ...

Shut Up Fool! Awards-Conservafools Gone Wild Edition

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Is it just me, or has 'Fear and Hatred of The Black President' made the conservafools lose their damned minds? They were just goin...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Me Time2

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Hey TransGriot readers! Should have posted it earlier, but needed to take a me day to recharge and refresh the creative writing juices and ...

Search Begins For 2010 Amazing Philippine Beauties Queen

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Since the inaugural event in 2003 the Amazing Philippine Beauties Pageant has rapidly built itself up into one of the world's well known...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Stop The Transphobic Hatin' On Wendy Williams

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I'm not exactly a big fan of her television show, but what I hate even more is when Black women are subjected to misgendering and transp...

Cristan Pwns The Chron's Lisa Falkenburg

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As many of you TransGriot readers are aware of, Cristan Williams has been monitoring the ongoing Nikki Araguz trial and I've been postin...
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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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