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

Monday, February 18, 2013

Almost Done With The Latte-Sipping Activist Crowd

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TransGriot Note: Guest Post from Indigo Sage Morada discussing her frustrations with activists in her area focused moreso on the illusion...
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I Believe There's An LGBT Community, But...

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One of the ongoing arguments I hear and I reject whether it comes from the LGB end of the spectrum or the trans end of it is that 'the...

Oh Hell No! Man Utters N-word And Slaps Crying Child On Delta Flight

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This is definitely a Maya Wilkes moment   and a well earned nomination for Shut Up Fool of the week. Heard about Joe Rickey Hundley, who...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Congrats On Your Fab Fashion Show, Isis!

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What many people don't realize about my multi-talented sis Isis is that she is a fashion designer who creates many of the dresses she ...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

This Week In The 2013 Texas Lege-Week Ending February 15

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Since our conservafool dominated Texas Legislature is in session until May, we definitely need to be keeping a nervous eye on what's h...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Moni's Going To The LGBT Media Journalist Convening

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Didn't find out about this event until it was way too late to attend last year.  Irritates me even more that it was in my Houston back...

Shut Up Fool Awards-2013 NBA All Star Weekend Edition

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It's NBA All Star Weekend here in H-town!  The events got kicked off with the opening in the George R. Brown Convention Center of the ...

Callie Thorne's GLSEN PSA

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I'm a big fan of the USA network show Necessary Roughness that follows the exploits of psychologist Dr Dani Santino.  She works with ...

Asteroid Passing Way Too Close To Earth Today

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At 2:24 EST today an event will take place unprecedented in recorded human history.   Asteroid 2012 DA 14 will uncomfortably zip by our ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

You Say 'Elitist' Like It's A Bad Thing

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I cringe when I hear the word 'elitism' being bandied about. It's been beaten to death in the white transgender community. I&...

Valentine's Day 2013-Still Searching For That Love Connection

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' It's a day for romance that for many of us won't result in someone leaving us heart shaped boxes of chocolate, presents, gift...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

POTUS 2013 State Of The Union Speech

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The first State of the Union speech for President Obama's second term.  Enjoy! The SOTU Transcript .

More Black Trans History Links

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It's almost halfway through Black History month 2013 an I realized I haven't done any Black trans history posts yet. My bad, Trans...

Diamond Stylz-Surrogacy

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As I've pointed out in a few posts I do have trans women friends who are mothers raising children.  Some are their own biologica...

February 13, 1953

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Today was the day 60 years ago that Christine Jorgenson stepped off a Scandinavian Airways flight from Copenhagen to Idlewild (now JFK) ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Arrest In Hampton Murder Case

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Needed to give your TransGriot readers an update in the Kendall Hampton case, the 26 year old transwoman who was shot and killed in the Cinc...

25th Anniversary of 'School Daze'

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25 years ago on this date in 1988 Spike Lee's widely anticipated second feature movie release after his sleeper hit She's Gotta Ha...

When Farrakhan And Christine Jorgensen's Paths Crossed

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History and historical figures sometimes have those moments where they cross paths as they play their roles on the historical stage..  ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

LA Area Transwomen Pissed About Transphobic LA Times Article

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Just as New York area transwomen were extremely ticked off about the transphobic reporting of the New York that came to a head in the stor...

Trans Womanhood Does Not Equal Drag

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TransGriot Note: My guest post that is up at the NBJC blog commenting on Monica Beverly Hillz's recent trans coming out announcement  ...
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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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