TransGriot

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

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Ted Nugent Barred From Fort Knox Concert

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Ted Nugent now is getting a first hand lesson in the fact that free speech has consequences. After his unhinged rant at the NRA convention...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Milestone Birthday Musing

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As y'all know Cuatro De Mayo, AKA Moni's birthday is rapidly (with an emphasis on the rapid part) approaching.   The annual birthda...

CeCe McDonald Pretrial Hearing Today

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CeCe McDonald's pretrial hearing is taking place in a Hennepin County courtroom in Minneapolis, MN as I type this.   It was scheduled to...

Groundbreaking Trans Positive EEOC Ruling

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An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibitio...
Monday, April 23, 2012

CeCe McDonald Hearing Tomorrow

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The struggle to free CeCe McDonald , who 'stood her ground' after she and her group of Black gay and trans friends were subjected to...

Upcoming Justice For Paige Rally

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The effort to find and bring to justice Paige Clay's killer has yet to generate any solid leads for the Chicago Police Department detect...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

The POTUS Has Still Got This...But

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The election is November 6, it's going to be a close one.   The only shot Willard the Robot has of getting in the White House is lying...

Houston Trans Community Unity Banquet This Saturday

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Saturday April 28 will see the renewal of one of the signature events for the Houston trans community in our  annual Unity Banquet sponsore...

Chilling With My H-Town Chicago Cousins

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Yesterday was my cousin Karen's birthday (Happy birthday cuz!), and my uncle, grandmother and I made the crosstown trek to Alief to ha...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Elections Matter, GL People

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Had one of my Facebook friends shoot me a link to a discussion in which once again, predominately white GL activists were ranting about th...
Friday, April 20, 2012

Shut Up Fool Awards- Fenway Park 100 Anniversary Edition

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Today is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the holy shrine for Red Sox Nation, Fenway Park in Boston. It was on this date in 1912 ...

Love ABC's 'Scandal'

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Y'all know how much I love actress Kerry Washington , and when I found out she was going to be starring in ABC's show Scandal , I...

Upcoming Archie Gender Swap Issue

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One of my guilty pleasures is Archie comic books, and I was pleased to find out some interesting details about the upcoming Issue 636 that...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Condoleezza For VP?

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About two months ago Renee of Womanist Musings and I were having a conversation about the 2012 presidential race, in which we are as of to...

Dick Clark Passes Away

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As my milestone birthday rapidly approaches, another one of the iconic personalities I grew up with has passed away. I was saddened to h...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

STRAP Leads The Way In The Philippines Trans Pageant Debate

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As I've pointed out a few times in blog posts and am quite aware of, the Philippines is a serious pageant loving nation.  It is also...
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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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