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

Monday, May 07, 2012

NBJC Stands In Solidarity With CeCe McDonald and Community-Transgender Assault Victim Accepts Plea to Reduced Manslaughter Charge

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TransGriot Note:  The May 3 NBJC press release concerning the McDonald trial *** R eports out of Minneapolis reveal that CeCe McDona...

Imagining 'A Different World' 2K12

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With the 25th anniversary of the first episode of the groundbreaking show A Different World happening this September (and yes peeps, you wi...

There The 1% White Gay Peepul Go Again

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I've been keeping up with the ENDA executive order kerfluffle being stirred up by some quarters of Gay, Inc. It reminded me of something...
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Sunday, May 06, 2012

If You Don't Have Family In Your Life, Create Your Own

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One of the things I was thinking about as I was enjoying the company of my family and my cousin's friends at her birthday party two week...

Organized Religion Isn't The Problem

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One of the things that pisses me off as a liberal progressive Christian is hearing atheists and agnostic people on the left gleefully ba...

What Would You Do?-Transteen Trying To Come Out

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The ABC Show What Would You Do? isn't shy about tackling trans issues, and another one they took on recently was a trans teen trying to...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

2012 Esteem Awards Winners And Finalists

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I was surprised and pleased to find out last year I was one of the 2011 winners for the Chicago-based Esteem Awards.   While I was unable ...

I Repeat-Diversity Is Sorely Needed In Our Houston Trans Community

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I'm a native Houstonian proud of our Lone Star traditions, our trans community, its history and being one of the people who helped make ...
Friday, May 04, 2012

Rest In Peace, Paige

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While today is a happy day for me, it's tempered with the sadness that a young transwoman in Chicago will not get the chance to expe...

Happy Milestone Birthday, Moni!

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Well TransGriot readers, today I was blessed to see another birthday, and it's a big one.  Yeah, I know we women aren't supposed...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Moni's Milestone Birthday Edition

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As you TransGriot readers are aware of, I'm in the midst of enthusiastically celebrating my milestone birthday today.  I thank all of ...
Thursday, May 03, 2012

TPOCC and NBJC Stand With CeCe

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TransGriot Note: Here are the press release from TPOCC   and the National Black Justice Coalition concerning the upsetting news about a plea...

It's Moni's Milestone Birthday*

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It's May 4, 2012 on the western side of the International Date Line, that is.   Five decades ago I was born on this date in an all ...

Friday ABC 'What Would You Do' Episode' To Tackle Transphobia

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video platform video management video solutions video player The ABC show What Would You Do? uses actors an...

Pastor Sean Harris Advocates Beating The Gay Away

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Guest Post From Renee of Womanist Musings Next week there will be a vote on Amendment 1, which would add a ban on gay marriage ...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Newt Suspending 2012 Campaign

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Newt Gingrich is suspending his campaign for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination today, but before he bounces into media obscurity for the ...

Happy 10th Anniversary STRAP!

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The Society of Transsexual Women of The Philippines and I have in common wishing to see trans people in our nations and around the world ga...

Janet Mock's Message To CeCe, Paige and #girlslikeus You Matter

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Y'all know I have much love and respect for Janet Mock and she recently was in Los Angeles speaking on the USC campus.     Here's th...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012

GENDA Passes NY Assembly For Fifth Time

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The New York state trans community is justifiably happy that GENDA, the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act got out of the New York Sta...

Paige Clay Rally Tonight

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For those of you in the Chicago area, there will be a 'Justice For Paige' rally tonight hosted by the Taskforce for Prevention and...
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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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