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

Monday, December 17, 2012

POC's Calling Out Problematic Instances Of Racist Behavior Doesn't Make The POC 'Racist'

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And y'all need to chill with that crap, especially in liberal-progressive circles. In fact, I and other POC social justice bloggers ...

The Trans Conclusion Jump Strikes Again

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One of the things that annoys me about the transgender community is the conclusion jump. It's a tendency to take a snippet of i...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

2012 Texans Watch-Back To Back AFC South Champs!

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My fave NFL ballers put on their deep steel blue uniforms, shook off the beatdown they received at the hands of the New England Patriots...

Call Me A Flip-Flopper, But I Have Reconsidered And Altered My Position On Guns

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TransGriot Note: A must read post from Deep Thought's Eli Blake   I've been remarkably consistent in my views on guns over...

Black Female Intellectuals Chat About A New Black Feminist Reader

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I'm not a feminist and identify as a womanist , but I was intrigued to see the note on Dr Kaila Story's (AKA Niece) Facebook pag...

Jazz Talks To Barbara Walters On Dating

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Y'all know how much I love our little transteen Jazz, a girl like us who was introduced via the first Barbara Walters ABC 20/20 show ...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Miss International Queen 2012 Is....

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After Nigeria's Sahhara got screwed for the 2011 title and it exposed a problematic pattern of dark skinned women and African descende...

POTUS Comments On CT Mass Shooting

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President Obama's remarks yesterday concerning the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT..

Two Fracking USA Mass Shootings

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We always like to brag in the United States when we're number one in the world about something vis a vis other nations, but being numb...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Shut Up Fool Awards- Less Than 12 Days Until Christmas Edition

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Happy Holidays TransGriot readers!   Just thought I'd give you the gentle reminder that December 25 is rapidly approaching, so you sti...

C-279 Update-Getting Filibustered By The Conservatives

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Been keeping track of C-279, the federal Trans Rights Bill that seeks to protect the human rights of my trans Canadian brothers and...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 15

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Well, was not a good Week 14 for me or my Texans.   They took a 42-14 buttkicking at the hands of the New England Patriots.  After holdin...

Indonesian Trans Festival Shut Down By Islamic Defenders Front

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There are some areas of our planet in which it's a struggle for our trans brothers and transsisters to openly live their lives in peace....

Happy 20th Birthday Sage!

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Today is Sage Smith's 20th birthday.    Unfortunately she's still missing ..  We'd hoped that she'd be back home by no...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Dominican Republic Trans Org COTRAVEDT Demands End To Anti-Trans Discrimination

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There have been some interesting things happening for trans people in the Caribbean since 2010.  With the Organization of American States ...

I-69 Signs Finally Going Up In Houston Area

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When I lived in the Louisville area, during one of my trips to the Indianapolis metro area I actually got to do a portion of it on I-69,...

Donna Summer Posthumously Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

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The 2013 Class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced, and after six nominations Donna Summer FINALLY made it in.   Would have ...

12-12-12!

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Today is December 12, 2012, the last triple digit date of the 21st century.   We've already experienced 1-1-01. 2-2-02, 3-3-03, 4-4-0...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

2012 Texans Watch-Ouch! 11-2

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The Texans played arguably their most important game in their franchise history yesterday when they showed up in Foxborough, MA with their...

Arrest Made In January Lapuz Killing

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I wrote back in October about the killing of our Canadian trans sister January Marie Lapuz who was found stabbed at her New Westminst...
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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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