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Saturday, February 02, 2013

2012 TransGriot NFL Picks-Super Bowl XLVII

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Well, I'd hoped my fave NFL ballers would be at the Mercedes Benz Superdome playing for an NFL title tomorrow, but unfortunately that ...

NFL Referee Jerome Boger Making Black History

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When NFL referee Jerome Boger steps onto the playing field at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for Super Bowl XLVII, tomorrow, he will be mak...

RuPaul Post Links

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The ' Why I Can't Stand RuPaul' post wasn't the first time I've lit him up in this electronic space.   I've h...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Another TransGriot High Traffic Day!

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Y'all must have really loved that Why I Can't Stand RuPaul post , because 7,690 of you surfed by on January 30 to read it. That is...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Post Fourth Anniversary Edition

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January 30 was the fourth anniversary of the first time I gave out the weekly Shut Up Fool Award on TransGriot.   That first SUF rec...

Why I Love NBJC

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The National Black Justice Coalition's anniversary doesn't officially happen until December 2003, but there's nothing stopping...

A Finer Specimen of Womanhood

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TransGriot Note: Another one from the TransGriot The Newspaper Column archives I wrote in February 2004 `A Finer Specimen of Womanhood&#...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Being Fearlessly Out And Trans Is A Revolutionary Act

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On one of the trans Facebook groups I monitor a post was put up about the gruesome murder of transman  Evon 'Yung LT' Young .  One...

Two Months Later-Sage Smith Is Still Missing

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January 20 marked two months since the November 20 day that Sage Smith went missing. Still no word about Sage, but a "person of in...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Historic Day For African-American US Senate Representation

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With the confirmation of Sen John F. Kerry to become the next Secretary of State, his now empty Senate seat had to be filled by an appoint...

NBJC Launches 'Many Faces, One Dream' Economic Empowerment Tour

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"What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn't earn enough money to buy a hamburger a...

Why I Can't Stand RuPaul

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As a recent EBONY.com article noted , it was twenty years ago that RuPaul's 'Supermodel of the World CD was released and propelled...
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Shut Up Fool Awards 4th Anniversary

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One of the features on this blog that you readers have come to know and love is my weekly Trans Shut Up Fool awards in which I shine a bri...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Moni Does Dallas Soon

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Moni's going to be in Dallas, TX March 13-17 for the second annual Black Transmen, Inc Conference at the Hilton Doubletree Dallas-Ca...

Coming Monday, The 3rd Annual TransGriot African-American Trans History Quiz

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Two years ago I started compiling a Black trans history quiz on this blog after getting a little perturbed over my observation that Blac...

Miss Philippines Universe Entry Deadline Passes With No Trans Applicant

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If I had to put money on which national pageant organization would be the first to have an out trans woman on the Miss Universe stage repr...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Morehouse College LBGT History Course Starts Today

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HBCU's need to send the unmistakable message to their faculty, current and future students, alumni, and the communities they serve t...

Five Arrested And Charged With Murder Of Black Transman

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The case of Evon Young, a 22 year old transman who has been missing in Milwaukee, WI since January 1 has taken a horrifying turn. Five m...

Why Y'alll STILL Hatin' On Beyonce?

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Frankly, I think a lot of the industrial sized Hateraid that's directed at Beyonce Giselle Knowles stems from jealousy. She's liv...

Creating Change 2014 Is Finally Houston Bound!

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The curtain has closed on another wildly successful Creating Change Conference in the ATL, and now the hosting torch for this premie...
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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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