TransGriot

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

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Baylor Lady Bears Visit The White House

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Y'all know how much I love my Houston hoopster homegirl Brittney Griner and her Baylor Lady Bear teammates who completed an unbeaten 4...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Say Hello To We Happy Trans*

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When I started TransGriot six years ago to give voices to the African-American trans community, I have the mission of not only talking about...

Chik-Fil-A Comes Out...

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As an Anti-gay oppressor For those of you who love their waffle fries, nuggets, and chicken sandwiches (and yeah I'm guilty as charg...

4th Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit Starting Tomorrow

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The clock is ticking toward the start of the 4th Annual Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit that will be kicking off July 20-21 on ...

4 Million Hits!

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Another day, another TransGriot milestone moment. At 3:09 AM I had the 4 millionth person come surf by and visit my blog.   Once again I...

Black SGL Peeps, Don't Forget The T

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Black SGL peeps have had it going on for a while and have been intertwined with the kente cloth life of African-Americans for generations....
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Annoy The GOP-Use Facts And Logic

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Another graphic floating around the Net that is so dead on target in describing the unwashed masses of Republifools.  Your defense against...

Devastating Obama Campaign Ad Whacks Mitt v 2012

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When I finally got around to catching up on what I missed while traveling back to Houston after my double secret weekend in Washington DC,...

4th Anniversary Of Angie Zapata's Murder

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Four years ago today we were beginning to hear the story about a young Latina transwoman who was found dead in her Greeley, CO apartment a...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Yo Jennifer, Attractive Black Women Do Engage in 'Relationships Like That'

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Had to say something about Florida Lt. Governor and conservafool Jennifer Carroll (R), who is embroiled in a Sunshine State sex scandal a...

Cristan's Take On Chloe Sevigny's Hit and Miss

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The BBC is now several episodes into broadcasting a show called Hit and Miss about Mia, a pre-op trans assassin who discovers she has a c...

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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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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