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

Monday, June 25, 2012

TransGriot Ten Questions Interview-Tracie Jada O'Brien

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Haven't done a TransGriot Ten Questions interview in a while.  In this one I have the honor and pleasure of interviewing another of ou...

MJ's Been Gone Three Years

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Been three years ago today since the news broke about Michael Jackson's shocking death in Los Angeles.  This celebrity death hit m...

We Know Why You Conservafools Are Hatin' On AG Holder

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Been watching the jacked up right wing shenanigans playing out this week in Hollywood for Ugly People (AKA Washington DC)  concerning the ...

Leave Isis Out Of Your War With GLAAD, Ashley

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TransGriot Note: In the interest of full disclosure, GLAAD was a major help to me when my A Look At African American Trans Trailblazers a...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Virginia Trans Hate Attack Update-Charges Dropped

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Back on May 21, 2011 transwoman Ahnesia Jett was attacked and beaten by three and possibly four people outside a 7-Eleven at approximatel...

Keelin's Olympic Quest Is A Big Fracking Deal

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I was disappointed about hearing the news that Keelin didn't qualify for the Olympic team in hammer throw despite his lifetime best thr...

Caribbean Nations Urged To Adopt OAS TBLG Human Rights Resolutions

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TransGriot Note: Rainbow community human rights issues in the Caribbean are still a mixed bag and require much work and improvement.  P...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Black Gossip Blogs Spouting Transphobic BS Again

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I've never liked the Black gossip blogosphere for more than a few reasons, but the overriding one is the rampant transphobia in their ...
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The Most Interesting Man In The World: On Conservafools

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In the States we have these Dos Equis beer commercials that have been airing since 2006 with actor Jonathan Goldsmith playing 'The Mos...

Toby's Act Granted Royal Assent!

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The final stage in making Toby's Act the law in the province of Ontario occurred earlier this week. As a reminder for those of you who...

Title IX 40th Anniversary

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"While the impact of this amendment would be far-reaching, it is not a panacea. It is, however, an important first step in the effort ...
Friday, June 22, 2012

The Root's Trans Free Black LGBT List

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Since June is Pride Month, in honor of the occasion The Root put together a list of 20 notable Black LGBT people     I was curious to see ...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Heat Beats Thunder Edition

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Well, after five games, it's over.  The Miami Heat taught the younglings from Oklahoma City how to play championship basketball and cl...

Who Is Woman Enough to Participate in the Olympics?

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Guest post from Renee of Womanist Musings We have all become accustomed to the drug testing athletes must undergo to ensure that the...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Good Luck Keelin!

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The US Olympic Track and Field Trials (called Athletics to the rest of the world) will kick off today and run through July 1 in Eugene, OR...

Transfaith In Color 2012 Conference Coming Soon

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Charlotte, NC in addition to hosting the 2012 Democratic National Convention this September will be hosting another edition of  another co...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

2012 TTNS At UH-Clear Lake Approaching

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Just another reminder that we are exactly four weeks from the start of the 2012 edition of the Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit ...

TransGriot Nuke A Troll 26-Why Did You Even Bother Stepping To Me?

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Been a while since I took the USS Monica out of port to sail the cyberseas for her last troll nuking mission .   But now it time to do s...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Goodbye, Lowell

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After five years as the coordinator for the LGBT Center at Texas A&M, Lowell Kane is leaving Aggieland and headed to Purdue Universi...

Jenifer Rene Pool To Be Houston Pride Parade Female Grand Marshal

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When the 2012 edition of our nighttime Houston Pride Parade kicks off on June 23 after the ongoing series of events that started here June 1...
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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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