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

Monday, August 27, 2012

Leaving New York

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Well Texans, I'm about to type the words y'all love to see me write anytime I'm doing one of these out of town trips and write...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

GLAAD National POC Media Institute-Day 2

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After a wonderful first day and night hanging out with my Media Institute classmates and Janet Mock, 8:00 AM came way too soon this morni...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

GLAAD National POC Media Institute-Day 1

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There's a reason I'm writing this post live from New York and endured that drama filled travel day .  It was to attend the 2012 ed...

Saturday Sellout-Artur Davis

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Why am I not surprised this didn't happen sooner? Former congressman Artur Davis has left the Democratic Party and become a Republif...
Friday, August 24, 2012

I'm In NY (Finally)

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It took me a little longer than I anticipated, but I'm finally in the Big Apple city limits for the first time since May 2000. But not...

Black Trans History Compilations

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Thanks for the love y'all have been sending me concerning the recent post I wrote concerning cult actress Ajita Wilson . I found it i...

Shut Up Fool Awards-My Fools Runneth Over Edition

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Even though I'm on my way to New York for the GLAAD National POC Media Institute, it's still Friday, and that means I have to hand...

Allen West Needs A Time Out

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Enjoying the tough ads that Rep.Allen West's (R-FL) Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy is running against his cookie chomping azz fo...

Leaving On A Jet Plane-To New York

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Seems like I just wrote one of these posts last week at the start of my weekend trip to Charlotte for the just concluded TransFaith In Color...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

NABJ Comments On The Lack Of Debate Moderator Diversity

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I had my say about the problematic lack of diversity when the presidential and vice presidential debate moderator selections were announ...

Hampton Case in Ohio Update

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I posted last week about the Hampton trans murder case in Ohio and my pissivity over the almost immediate deployment of the Black trans u...

Rush Blames POTUS For Hurricane Isaac

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You can't make this stuff up with the Republifools, and the King of Fools has opened his big mouth and unleashed the OxyContin fueled ...

You Lie, Log Cabin Republicans!

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TransGriot Note:  Received this press release from Jerame Davis of the Stonewall Democrats calling out the Log Cabin Republicans attempt t...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Eagerly Awaiting The GLAAD National POC Media Institute

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In a little over 48 hours I'll be in the Big Apple eagerly awaiting the first session of the 2012 Edition of the GLAAD National POC Me...

Korea's Next Top Model Features Trans Woman

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It took America's Next Top Model 11 seasons before Isis King broke ground as the first open trans woman to appear on the show.   Its...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ugandan Team Makes LLWS History

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When the Little League World Series comes on, I'll take some time to watch the games that are broadcast on ESPN because it does take...

Univision President Decries Lack Of Debate Moderator Diversity

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Looks like I wasn't the only person along with the National Association of Black Journalists that noticed the lack of debate moderato...

Black Trans History-Ajita Wilson

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Stumbled across an interesting piece of Black trans history while searching for something trans related to write about.   It concerns th...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Why I STILL Won't Vote For Conservafools

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I have a diverse collection of people in my life who encompass a wide variety of political thought up to and including conservatives.  T...

2012 TransFaith In Color Conference-That's A Wrap

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The TransFaith In Color conference  is over for 2012 and as long as I eagerly awaited the arrival of last weekend, it seemed to pass at wa...
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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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