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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Caroline Wozniacki, Stop Hatin' On Serena's Curves

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Caroline Wozniacki was doing what she does best on a tennis court and lose to better (and sometimes worse) players than her, but took it t...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Trans TV Alert-Barbara Walters 20/20 Show Finally Airing

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I posted last month about a update ABC's 20/20 was doing concerning their 2007 show about trans children.  The show was supposed to ...

What Happened To McDonald Case Instigator Molly Shannon Flaherty?

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Laverne Cox has a post up on HuffPo focused on CeCe McDonald , our Minnesota transsister who stood her ground against a hate attack instig...
Sunday, December 09, 2012

The Best Man 2 Coming November 2013!

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I wrote about it back in October 2011 when the news first broke that one of my fave movies, The Best Man is about to get a sequel .   Aft...

BSG Blood and Chrome-Finale

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The final episodes of the Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome series... SyFy, y'all really need to reconsider your ill advised dec...
Saturday, December 08, 2012

GOP 2012 Christmas Gift

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What the Republican Party will deservedly get for Christmas besides the electoral beatdown President Obama gave them.

Sage Smith Case Update-Sage's Birthday Approaching And She's Still Missing

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Sage Smith's 20th birthday on December 13 is rapidly approaching, and the trans teen that has been missing since November 20 still has...

Happy Hanukkah 2012

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To all my Jewish TransGriot readers, wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Happy Hanukkah! The dates for the Festival of Lights...
Friday, December 07, 2012

The Long Stylish Line Of Trans Models

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Right now trans models are getting more attention and media exposure.   From my homegirl Isis King to Dutch model Valentijn de Hingh ...

Shut Up Fool Awards- A Date That Will Live In Infamy Edition

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Today is the 71st anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base and other American military facilities on Oa...

Trans History-Roberta Close

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Contrary to this article implying that trans models like Lea T, Felipa Torres and Carol Marra are some 21st century twist to the Brazil...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 14

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My hometown NFL ballers have clinched their AFC playoff spot with their 24-10 win last week against the Tennessee Titans Traitors to mov...

What's The 4-1-1 With The DSM-V And Trans People?

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Eve r since the announcement was made Saturday that the APA Bo a rd of Trustees approved the changes made to the DSM-V, confusion has re...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Black In America-Who Is Black In America?

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I know many people in the African-American community have had lukewarm reactions (myself included) about the CNN 'Black In America'...

Divine Nine Sororities, Are You Open To Trans Women Joining?

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Because of my elder stateswoman status in the trans community and this blog I'm blessed to have, I do get my fair share of inquiries fro...

DSM-V Approved By APA Board Of Trustees

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One of the things the trans community has been vocal about and closely watching is the revision process for the Diagnostic and Statistical...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Costas Critiques Gun Violence, Wingers Start Tripping

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During halftime of the Cowboys-Eagles Sunday night game, NBC sports anchor Bob Costas took some time to comment on the murder-suicide of Jav...

Miss Canada Universe 2012 Is A Sistah!

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While I didn't get to see Jenna Talackova take the 2012 Miss Canada Universe crown , I'll have another reason to watch the Miss Un...

Stacie Laughton Resigns From NH Legislature Seat

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Was happy to hear the news that transwoman Stacie Laughton had won a seat in the New Hampshire legislature during the just concluded ...

Darn, Dynamo Fall Again In MLS Cup 2012

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Well, for much of this match the Dynamo not only outplayed the LA Galaxy, they had a 1-0 lead at halftime. Unfortunately the Galaxy woke...
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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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