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

Thursday, November 29, 2012

BSG Blood And Chrome Episodes 5 And 6

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For all you Battlestar Galactica fans.  Sorry I'm just getting around to posting last Friday's webisodes for BSG Blood and Chrom...

The Cheapness Of A Black Life

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I was going to comment on the latest infuriating instance of somebody 'standing their ground' and it ending up with another Bla...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

$500 Million Powerball Musings

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Texas is a Powerball state and like I did when the Megamillions jackpot hit that then record jackpot in  January 2011 I bought one ticket...

Diamond Stylz Chats With A Trans-Attracted Man

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Y'all know I love the video blog of my Houston homegirl Diamond Stylz because she not only has her own definite opinions about a wide...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Marsha P. Johnson Case Being Reopened

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Marsha P. Johnson was one of our trailblazing trans women as a Stonewall veteran, activist and a co-founder of Street Transvestite Action Re...

Being Considered Beautiful Is A Trans Human Rights Strategy

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In the feminist ranks I hear a lot of railing about the beauty standard that women are judged by.  Far too often that chatter is coming from...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Well Duh, GLAAD Review Finds Decade Of Trans Media Images Are Negative

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I've been complaining on these electronic pages for years about the lack of positive media images when it comes to transpeople.  If y...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Strange Fruit-Racial Divisions & The TDOR

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As a former Louisville resident I've been keeping up with WFPL-FM's latest show Strange Fruit , hosted by Niece and Nephew. (AKA Dr....

2012 Cougar Watch-Final C-USA Football Game A Victorious One

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It's been a roller coaster season for my fave college football squad    They started with a shocking opening day loss to Texas State, ...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

RIP Larry Hagman

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Another one of our iconic Texans has passed on.  Actor Larry Hagman, who everyone remembers due his most famous character as JR Ewing for ...

Can My Transsisters FINALLY Get Some Love This Holiday Season?

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While we had the vice president of the United States stating that trans rights are the civil rights issue of our times , with us being ju...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Shut Up Fool Awards-Avoiding The Malls Edition

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Thanksgiving 2012 is over and before we had a chance to let our holiday meals digest the Festival of Conspicuous Consumption was beginning...

2012 Texans Watch-Giving Thanks For Another OT Win

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The Detroit Lions have been playing NFL games on Turkey Day ever since 1934 while this was the first ever in Houston Texans franchise hist...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 12

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Gobble Gobble and Happy Thanksgiving Day TransGriot readers!   This is a historic day for my hometown NFL ballers as it will be the firs...

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

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Happy Thanksgiving TransGriot readers!   My Canadian readers back in October got their grub on , and now it's time for me and my Trans...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

White House TDOR Trans Meeting

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If some of you thought that Vice President Joe Biden was selling woof tickets during the campaign about considering trans issues the civil...

Montrose Trans Summit

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Hmm..guess my readership in Houston is bigger than I suspected. Turns out when I attended last night's event at the MSociety buildin...

TDOR 2012 Speech Links And Posts

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As I run across them, I'm collecting the links to 2012 TDOR speeches and TDOR related commentary from various people of color across t...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

It's Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2012

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Today is the official date of TDOR, the Transgender Day of Remembrance.   We lost over 175 people this year around the world to anti-trans...

Houston Dynamo Are Headed To MLS Cup 2012!

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Our other footballers had a wonderful Sunday afternoon as well.  The Houston Dynamo walked into their second leg playoff game at RFK Stadi...
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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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