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

Sunday, August 12, 2012

2012 Olympics Watch-The Drive For Five Is Golden!

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The USA women's ballers used a devastating 19-0 third period run to blow the gold medal game wide open and cruise to a comfortable 86-...

2012 Olympic Watch-Semenya Gets 800m Silver

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I was eagerly watching along with the rest of the world the women's Olympic 800m final race to see if now 21 year old Caster Semenya&#...
Saturday, August 11, 2012

2012 Olympics Watch-40.82!

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For American track fans, winning the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in an Olympics or World Championships is like winning the gold medal in bask...
Friday, August 10, 2012

2012 Olympics Watch-Semenya To 800m Finals

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I've been keeping up with the saga of Caster Semenya of South Africa over the years, and hoped that all the gender drama they took he...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Closing Olympic Weekend Edition

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It was just two weeks ago that the world was eagerly awaiting the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.  After two weeks of competiti...

2nd Annual Kentuckiana Black Gay Pride

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TransGriot Note: The second annual edition of Kentuckiana Gay Black Pride kicked off yesterday and will continue with events all around the ...

Draft Language Of 2012 Democratic Party Platform ENDA Plank

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If you TBLG community voters are still pondering with less than three months to go which party really wants your rainbow votes on November...

2012 TransFaith In Color Conference Countdown

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I'm still refining the speech, but the glance at the calendar on the wall tells me I'm now a week away from being in Charlotte for...
Thursday, August 09, 2012

2012 Olympics Watch-This Time It's For The Gold Medal

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The last time Japan and Team USA clashed with a title on the line it was during the the 2011 Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Ger...

Worst President Ever Reality Check Time

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It amuses me when the 'white'-wing frothing at the mouth haters of President Obama call him the 'worst ever' (yeah, right)...

2012 Out On The Hill Registration Open!

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TransGriot Note: From Sharon Lettman-Hicks, the Executive Director/CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition.   As the Executive Directo...
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Romney Hood (Snicker, Snicker)

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A taste of President Obama's recent speech in which he critiqued the Mitbot's tax plan and coined a new phrase for the presumptive...

EEOC Discussion On Macy Ruling

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In case you aren't aware of it, transpeople are protected under Title VII.  This is video of a recent discussion on Trans workplace prot...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

ACA Bans On Sex-Based Discrimination Covers Transpeople

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TransGriot Note: Sharing this wonderful news I received from the Task Force concerning the Affordable Care Act The U.S. Department of Heal...
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Tyra Hunter 17th Anniversary

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I was barely sixteen months into my own transition when I heard the shocking news coming out of Washington DC on August 7, 1995 about an Afr...

DC Office Of Human Rights Launching Anti-Trans Discrimination Campaign

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Was pleased to see this wonderful news coming of of Washington DC in term of the Office of Human Rights  creating the first government fun...
Monday, August 06, 2012

2012 Olympics Watch-USA Advances To Gold Medal Match In Controversial Semifinal

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The USA has pretty much owned the international soccer border war with Canada throughout our time playing the beautiful game on the women&...

2012 Olympics Watch-Williams Sisters Defend Olympic Doubles Title

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If there was any doubt as to just how great the Williams sisters are and what their tennis legacy will be, they just added to it yesterday...

It's ICTLEP's 20th Anniversary!

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Twenty years ago this month at a southwest Houston Hilton hotel in August 1992 a groundbreaking event occurred that not only laid the fou...
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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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