TransGriot

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

Monday, July 16, 2012

Time To Pay Us Black Trans Speakers, Too

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One of the things that irritates me and other African-American trans community people who have gotten the opportunity to do speaking engag...

Introducing NBJC's Leadership Advisory Council

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Y'all know how much love and confidence I have for and in the National Black Justice Coalition.   I not only love the fact they are li...

2012 Trans Faith In Color Conference- I'll Be There

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Been in the works for a few weeks, but now I can officially tell you TransGriot readers that I'll not only be in the house for the upc...

Getting Close To 4 Million Hits!

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Sometime this week I'll pass another blogging milestone in terms of having my 4 millionth visitor peruse this blog.  I thank all of y...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Home Sweet Humidity

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Well peeps, I'm back in H-town after my double secret Washington DC trip in which I spent this weekend handling some activism business...

'Style Exposed' Trans Documentary

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Robert Jason, the director tapped to produce Janet Jackson's upcoming documentary on the international trans community entitled 'T...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

And The Last FIBA Olympic Mens B-Ball Qualifiers Are...

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Russia, Lithuania and Nigeria. Nope, that isn't a typo.   The Nigerian men qualified for the Olympics while Angola, the perennial ...

Miss Universe Pageant's Transphobic Holdouts

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We are indebted to Jenna Talackova for cracking a glass ceiling and helping bringing down the odious 'natural born women' rule tha...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Shut Up Fool Awards- July Friday The 13th Edition

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It's a scary day for some peeps when it pops up on the calendar while other take it in stride as just another Friday. But Friday the 1...
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Vice President Joe Biden's NAACP Speech

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What a difference 24 hours makes and a huge contrast to Mitt v. 2012.  Check out what Vice President Joe Biden had to say to the enthusias...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Mitt Gets Booed At NAACP Convention

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I'm the TransGriot and I approve of the NAACP booing his Gordon Gekko wannabe behind for that jacked up disrespectful speech .. R...

Headed To Washington DC Again!

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Moni's headed to Washington DC as you read this post to handle some weekend business can't really talk about until it's over. ...

In The Shadow Of Giants-The NAACP LGBT Reception

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Since I have a trip to DC coming up in a few hours I was a little bummed due to last minute scrambling I missed the LGBT panel discussion....
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

NAACP LGBT Panel Discussion Today

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For the second consecutive year the NAACP will be holding a LGBT panel discussion, and this time there will be a transperson sitting at th...

Renee's Birthday Trivia

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To help my Canadian homegirl celebrate her birthday properly,  I thought I would oblige her by helpfully pointing out some of the events ...

Attorney General Holder's NAACP Speech

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US Attorney General Eric Holder came to Houston to speak at the 103rd NAACP convention and had a message for the conservafools trying desp...

It's Renee's Birthday!

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Another July 11 has arrived and that means my Timmy's Ice Capp drinking Coach purse loving homegirl has made it through another 365 da...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Birth of The New Black Transwoman

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One of the things I'm determined to make happen is doing my part to help eradicate the negative perceptions and stereotypes aimed of A...

I'd Like To See More Positive Films That Feature Trans Women Period

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When I was checking out my Twitter feed Saturday night, noted a comment Isis made about how she wished she could see more romantic films...

How To Be A Trans Community Ally

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I love this poster courtesy of the Houston based Transgender Foundation of America entitled 'How To Be An Ally To The Trans Community&...
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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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