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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 1

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New year, new season and going into this 2012 NFL prognostication competition with Mr. Watts with the determination to win it. A tie, and...

Why Conservafools Hate Media That Asks Questions

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Because they falter when their tried and true talking points get refuted and they can't answer questions from journalists that won't...

DNC 2012-The Jane Fee Award Presentation

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Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, and video from today's LGBT Caucus meeting in Charlotte and the presentation of the Jane ...

2012 NBJC Out On The Hill-I'm Part Of The Star Studded Lineup

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Note to you peeps in the Washington DC area and beyond, I'm going to be in the Washington DC area for the 3rd annual edition of the Na...

2012 DNC-Julian Castro Speech

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We Texas Democrats have a long tradition of trailblazing personalities and politicians in our party giving keynote addresses at DNC conven...

The FLOTUS 2012 DNC Keynote Speech

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President Obama has joked at times that First lady Michelle Obama is the better speech maker in their family.   Well, the POTUS might not ...

40th Anniversary Of The Munich Olympic Massacre

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If you younglings are wondering why security is a major issue at every Olympic Games and what the moment of silence kerfluffle was abou...
Tuesday, September 04, 2012

The Thing We All Have In Common Is We're Trans Women

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One of the things that needs to stop in the African-American trans feminine community is allowing outsiders or people inside the community...

2012 DNC Convention Starts Tonight

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Now that lying season and that illusion of inclusion better known as the Republican National Convention is mercifully over, it's time ...

This Seat's Taken

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And if everyone does their part on November 6 (or whenever early voting starts in your locale) it'll be taken until January 20, 2017. ...

Any Progress We Make As African-Americans Is 'Too Much'

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Two things that CNN camerawoman Patrica Carroll said in her interview discussing the ugly incident that happened at the recently RNC conve...
Monday, September 03, 2012

2012 Out On The Hill-Countdown To Owning Our Power

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Now that the calendar page has flipped to September, the days are rapidly counting down to the third annual edition of the National Black ...

Happy Labor (Labour) Day!

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It's the first Monday in September, and besides the fact the 2012-13 edition of the Miss Continental Pageant is going on in Chicago a...

The 2012 DNC Trans Delegates

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When I say in my posts that the Democratic Party has an inclusive big blue tent, I'm not kidding   One of the things I'm most prou...
Sunday, September 02, 2012

2012 Williams Watch-US Open Recap

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The last time I composed one of these Williams sisters watch posts my fave tennis playing siblings were collecting their London Games gold...

A Cristan History Minute- RadFems And Trans Folks

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As I've pointed out along with other trans people, after 40 years, ain't no love lost between trans women and rad fems and that wa...
Saturday, September 01, 2012

2012 UH Cougar Watch-Kicking Off Season Against Texas State

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My fave collegiate football team kicks off their season in moments against the Texas State Bobcats at 'the 'Rob'.  It'll b...

Make Sure You Have POC Trans People Participating In Your 2012 TDOR Events

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I said this last year concerning diversity at community TDOR memorials , and this message bears repeating since we are rapidly approaching...

Moni and Mike Are Going To NFL Prognosticate Again

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Haven't written much about my fave NFL football team this preseason because I've been busy with activist stuff, but trust I have b...

Malaysian Trans Women Challenge Discriminatory Law

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There are some places on this planet in which it's hell to be trans to paraphrase the late Houston crusading consumer rights reporter ...
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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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