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

Friday, September 21, 2012

Shut Up Fool Awards-Moni's Owing Her Power Edition

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As you've probably noticed as you perused the posts I've been putting up over the last few days I'm back inside I-495 and in f...

2012 Out On The Hill-Day 3 Schedule

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Day 3 of Out On The Hill will be dawning in a few hours, and it's showtime at Out on the Hill for me and my fellow panelists today.  ...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

2012 OUT on The Hill-Day 2 Recap

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Missed most of the action today since I was saying goodbye to Jeri that morning, eating breakfast at her house and prepping to move to the...

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 3

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Well TransGriot sports fans, even though I'm in RG3 country and handling my OUT on The Hill activist business, it's Thursday and ...

2012 OUT on the Hill-Day 1 Recap

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Hey TransGriot readers, I've moved from my double secret location in NE DC at Jeri's house to the host hotel for tonight's, Fr...

Trans And Deployed-Keith's Story

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While LGB people will be celebrating the first anniversary of the end of DADT, we trans people are not only barred from enlisting in our m...

DADT Still Hasn't Died For Trans People

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Couldn't let today pass while I'm up here inside I-495 'Owning My Power' to remind you readers as I will our legislators ...
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2012 Out On The Hill-Day 2 Schedule

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In case you readers weren't aware of it, Out on the Hill also takes place during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annua...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

2012 Out On The Hill-Day 1 Schedule

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Thanks to the magic of the auto-post feature, while I'm sleeping I get to tell y'all about Day 1 of this conference and why I eag...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

TransGriot's Finally In DC!

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Well TransGriot readers, (and Mom) made it to Washington DC after enduring a two hour delay getting to Baltimore due to  weather in the Wa...

Girlie-men Who Oppress People

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TransGriot Note: Another TransGriot The Newspaper Column Classic post from my electronic archives I'm sharing with y'all and give ...

If My Vote Doesn't Matter...

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One of the things I get sick of hearing from people who want a third party or others who are looking for any excuse not to vote in every e...

Mitt Hates 47% Of This Country-And The Feeling's Mutual

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"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with hi...

Leaving On a Jet Plane-DC Bound Again

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Been piling up the frequent flyer miles this summer and loving every minute of it as you TransGriot readers have noticed.  My trips have...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Femanda Milan Scheduled To Be Deported From Denmark Today

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In October 2011 the European Union Parliament adopted asylum standards that stated that EU member nations must now include gender identi...

Vietnamese Trans Woman Comes Out On National Telecast.

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People tell me they thought it was brave for me to come out in the middle of an international airport terminal back in 1993.   But what I ...

Time To Run Up The Political Score

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It's football season as you can tell by the jump in football related posts on my blog.  I've made it no secret that love of footba...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Rio Fashion Week 2011 Documentary

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Interesting documentary that focused on Rio's 2011 edition of International Fashion Week.   It's one of the few that has no problem ...

Rep. Cleaver Takes DNC To Church

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I was going to compile a post (and probably still need to) that put together the best speeches from the recently concluded DNC, but this o...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Janet Jackson's Truth Documentary-Initial Video

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As some of you may have heard, Janet Jackson is producing a documentary on trans issues along with director Robert Jason called 'Trut...
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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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