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

Monday, August 06, 2012

Chick-Fil-A Marriage Oppressors: You're Losing

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All you peeps who called yourselves 'standing up for free speech'  or whatever lie you told yourselves to justify buying Chick-F...

Happy 50th Independence Day, Jamaica!

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Like me and many of my friends, 1962 is a special year for the island nation of Jamaica..  It was 50 years ago on this date that a ceremon...

2012 Olympic Watch-Marlen Esparza Starts Boxing For Gold Today

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I'm keeping up with my Houston area homeboys and homegirls who are involved in the London Games, and one of the people I'm most in...
Sunday, August 05, 2012

2012 Olympic Watch-USA vs Canada In Olympic Women's Soccer Knockout Semis

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Back in January the USA and Canadian women's soccer teams met in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament that was held in Vancouver to dete...

POTUS Weekly Address-Celebrating The Summer Olympics and Paralympics Athletes

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President Obama salutes our Olympic and Paralympic athletes in this edition of his weekly address

Damn, Can A Gold Medal Winning Sistah Enjoy It?

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Gabrielle Douglas was a major part of the first USA women's gymnastics team Tuesday night effort to win the team competition gold for ...
Saturday, August 04, 2012

2012 Olympic Watch-Serena's Golden!

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Just finished watching Little Sis blitz Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in a little over an hour to capture the 2012 Olympic women&#...

Happy 51st Birthday Mr. President!

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Today as those of us in reality based world know is the 51st birthday of our president Barack Hussein Obama II.  The divorced from reality...
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Friday, August 03, 2012

They Mad

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Whether it's the African-American occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to the Olympic all around champion and my favorite tennis play...

Shut Up Fool Awards-First Olympic Weekend Edition

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Hard to believe that a week has passed since I was parked in front of the television along with the rest of the planet eagerly awaiting th...

2012 Olympic Watch-London Blowout

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Team USA's mens b-ballers are 2-0 in Group A play and despite a comfortable 98-71 win over France and a 110-63 win over Tunisia, the...

Campus Pride Calls on University Leaders to Uphold Non-Discrimination Policies And End Chick-fil-A Relationships

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       "No college or university wants to be associated with hate...

2012 Olympic Watch-Gabby's History Making Golden Moment

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When the 'Magnificent Seven' were on their way to winning the women's team gymnastics gold medal during the 1996 Atlanta Games...
Thursday, August 02, 2012

2012 Olympic Watch-USA Women's Vollyballers Beat China

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The number one world ranked USA women's volleyball team has embarked on a mission in which no USA women's Olympic volleyball team ...

Shame On You, National Bar Association

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In 1925, because of Jim Crow segregation, African-American attorneys such as George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, James B. Morris, Charles P. ...

2012 Olympics Watch-Mixed News Day For The Williams Sisters

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Yesterday in the Olympic tennis tournament being played at the All England Club was a mixed bag news day for my favorite tennis playing si...

Countdown To Trans Faith In Color Conference 2012

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With the turning of another calendar page of this rapidly moving year to August, that means the countdown has begun to one of the two major ...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Dyssonance-Bitter, Sweet & Stout

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When I visited the University of Arizona a few months ago was pleasantly surprised to receive a phone call in my room letting me know that...

Yo Chick-Fil-A, How's That Gaybaiting Working Out For You?

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Today all the conservafools will be lining up to eat at their new favorite bigoted restaurant Chick Reicher-Fil-A.   After the Muppets ki...

Trans Victories In Illinois And Alaska!

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The trans wins just keep on coming , with one of them being from a surprising place. Trans folks living in the Land of Lincoln can now c...
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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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