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

Monday, February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI Resigning

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In a announcement that was a shock to the 1.2 billion people who are Roman Catholics around the world and will set off celebrations fo...

Isis Fall 2013 Collection Presentation

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Y'all know I'm so bursting at the seams proud of my fashion designing little sis. Nice segue into what this post is ...

TAVA Wants You For A New Mission

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TransGriot Note:  There were people in the community alarmed when I posted the comment on the TAVA 10th anniversary post from founding TAVA ...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

When Will POC Transpeople Be Invited To MHP?

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Bottom line is I along with POC transpeople are beyond sick and tired of being sick and tired of being erased from another cable media ...
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Saturday, February 09, 2013

This Week In The 2013 Texas Lege-Week Ending February 8

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Equality Texas' Daniel Williams gives us this week's report of the latest happenings in the 2013 session of our GOP controlled Tex...

Chucky Gets Pwned Again

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Nephew sent me word about the latest Chucky sighting when it was announced at a gay bar in the Portland neighborhood in Louisville that ...
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Police Women Of Dallas Is Back!

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Normally I run far away from any reality TV show, but one which caught my attention and became a much anticipated guilty TV pleasure for m...

Valentina Verbal Running For Office In Chile

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If Diane Rodriguez fails in her bid to get elected in Ecuador, then the opportunity to become the first open trans legislator on the Sout...
Friday, February 08, 2013

Shut Up Fool Awards-Countdown To Sochi Edition

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One year from today will be the initial day of competition in the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia which will run from February ...

Ecuador's Diane Rodriguez Poised To Make History

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February 17 could see international trans history being made if all goes well for 30 year old psychology student Diane Rodriguez on electi...
Thursday, February 07, 2013

Today Is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013

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Today is the 13th annual National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.  As someone who has lost two extended family members and many dear friends to the ...
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The 3rd Annual African-American Trans History Quiz-The Answers

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Well, did y'all have fun trying to answer the 3rd annual incarnation of the TransGriot African-American Trans History Quiz?    It was...

We Have a History, Too

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Another one from the TransGriot The Newspaper Column archives that i peened in February 2005 for Black History Month. We Have a History,...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

PETA's Hatin' On Beyoncé

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Now rushing to jump on the 'hate on Bey Bey' bandwagon, the racist fools at PETA . Seems like the PETAoids had a problem with my...
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Monica Beverly Hillz Comes Out As Trans

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I thought I had it tough when I came out as trans nearly 19 years ago and transitioned in the middle of an international airline terminal....
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Fernanda Milan Granted Danish Asylum!

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Thought I would pass along to you TransGriot readers the wonderful news that Fernanda Milan has been granted asylum in Denmark on November...

It's Trayvon Martin's 18th Birthday

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If it weren't for a February 26 encounter with an armed bigot named George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin would be spending today enveloped...
Monday, February 04, 2013

It's Rosa's 100th Birthday

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Today would have been the 100th birthday of iconic civil rights leader Rosa Parks, who was born on this date in Tuskegee, AL in 1913. Sh...

'Ask A Trans-Attracted Man' YouTube Channel

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One of the things I've talked about is how hard love is to find for a straight trans woman .   I've written a post directed at t...

The 3rd Annual TransGriot African-American Trans History Quiz

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Here it is, the 3rd Annual incarnation of the TransGriot African-American Trans History Quiz.   It's an open Internet test and some of...
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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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