TransGriot

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

Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy New Year 2013*

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It's still New Year's Eve on my side of the International Date Line and we're a few hours away from the crystal ball drop in N...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012 Texans Watch-Limping Into The Playoffs

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When the Texans beat the Tennessee Traitors 24-10 in Nashville on December 2, they were 11-1 and looking like a dominating lock for the A...

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 17

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Last week of the 2012 NFL regular season and all of the games are being played on Sunday.    Many of them have playoff ramifications.  S...

BBC Documentary- Ladyboys

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The Land of Smiles best looking girls it is said are the ones that were born as boys.  This BBC documentary follows some of the girls li...
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Trans Teen, Beauty Queen

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I posted in the wake of Jenna Talackova's attempt to win Miss Canada Universe and make it to Miss Universe 2012 the story of Jackie Gr...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Live Long And Prosper, Nichelle Nichols!

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Today is the 80th birthday of iconic actress and space enthusiast Nichelle Nichols who was born on this date in Robbins, IL in 1932. All...

Black Trans Year In Review 2012

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Transpeople were in the news in 2012, and Black transpeople played major roles in not only making it but  also making some trans history...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Last Friday of 2012 Edition

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Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day and as you're aware of, we are rapidly cruising to the end of 2012.  On balance this was a not ...

Meet Tia Norfleet-NASCAR Driver

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Move over Danica Patrick, there's another female driver about to hit the NASCAR circuit and she's a sistah. She's 25 year old ...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Trans Models-Been Here, Still Doing That

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Since there are some peeps who have the misguided thought that trans models are a second decade of the 21st century phenomenon, just tho...

Change Only Comes To Government When You Participate

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I fail to understand liberals who misguidedly think that change will come to our government by not participating in it.  Gee, how did ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Claudia Jordan and Tamar Braxton Throwing Transphobic Shade At Joseline Hernandez

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One of the things the African American cisgender community needs to do a much better job of in 2013 is to stop perpetuating the black unwo...

Happy Kwanzaa 2012!

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Haban Gari    What's the News? Today is the first day of the seven nights of Kwanzaa which runs until January 1.   This is the 45t...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Karmic Wheel Going In Both Directions For Two Miss USA Contestants

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Remember back in June when the buzz and drama surrounding Jenna Talackova's participation in the Miss Canada Universe pageant was sti...

Merry Christmas 2012 TransGriot Readers!

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It's finally Christmas Day on our side of the International Date Line , and I want to wish all you TransGriot readers everywhere a ver...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Miss Major Spending Holiday In Hospital

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Got word yesterday from Bobbie Jean Baker that Miss Major went into Kaiser Oakland hospital yesterday due to unknown causes.    Accordin...
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What's Wrong With USA Olympic Boxing?

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While reading my Facebook comments the other night checked out one from my homegirl Arianna Inurritegui Lint noting how much she loves box...

Merry Christmas 2012* TransGriot Readers

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For those of you on the western side of the International Date Line, it is Christmas Day and I hope you are having a wonderful one. Hope y...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

2012 Texans Watch-Bah Humbug!

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The 12-2 Texans had a couple of things on their NFL to do list today before they kicked off their last regular season home game at Reliant...

Miss USA 2012 Is A Sistah!

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If you've watched pageants, you've heard the hosts say their spiel before they announce the winner how important the first runner ...
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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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