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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

2013 LGBT Media Journalists Convening-Moni's Whirlwind Philly Weekend

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Was a lot of things going on this weekend at the 2013 LGBT Media Convening.   It was wonderful being in the room and finally getting to ei...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Oh Hell No! The Onion Disrespects Quvenzhane Wallis

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Every now and then, despite me being more than aware of the Black Unwoman Meme constantly being aimed and deployed against all Black wome...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

The 2013 Shut Up Fool Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Are...

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Glad you surfed by the blog to find out who would be the next five peeps to be given our illustrious award Since we went through a presi...

Goodbye Philly-Hello Houston

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Well, I'm headed back home after spending a wonderful weekend..here at the 2013 LGBT Media Journalists Convening. It was my first on...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Happy Birthday Kimberley And Diamond!

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When I checked my Facebook page noted that two of my fave ladies in the community are having birthdays today, so both of them are getting th...
Friday, February 22, 2013

2013 LGBT Media Journalists Convening- Moni's Arrived!

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Well, after my flight from the Lone Star State via Dallas got me here, riding the train to the hotel, checking into my room, getting a fee...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Moni's Headed To Philly Again Edition

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Even though I'm traveling today and in the air from DFW headed for Philadelphia as you read this, through the magic of my auto post fe...

Leaving On A Jet Plane-To Philly

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This is my first trip of the new year for a community event, but it's to a destination that is familiar to me.  Unless my flight is ...

Rush Talks Trans Issues

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If you thought Moni was kidding about the Right Wing Noise Machine and their increasing interest in attacking transpeople that I briefly t...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

14th Annual Center For Black Equity Conference In Houston

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It would be just my luck that this conference is hitting town the same weekend I'm heading to Philly for the LGBT writers convening, b...

How Not To Ask Me To Join My Facebook Page

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One of the things about being a person of color, especially a POC activist is you never know when and where the vanillacentic privileged...

NBJC's In The House!

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The White House that is! I'm going to be on the East Cost tomorrow, but unfortunately not at this event    Washington DC will see the...

PFOX's 'Ex-Trans' Spokesperson Exposed

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Now that the reparative therapy folks have been discredited to the point that some states are considering legislation to ban it, the ex-gay ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

'Necessary Roughness' Season 2 Finale Tonight

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I'm a big fan of the USA Network cable show Necessary Roughness , which follows the exploits of Dr. Danielle Santino who is hired by t...

First They Ignore You...

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There is a famous Mahatma Gandhi quote that reads, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Bee...

The State Of The Black Trans Union 2013

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While I was watching the State of the Union address I couldn't help but ponder in the aftermath of that speech the overall status ...

The Upcoming 2013 Shut Up Fool Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Since Oscar Awards weekend is fast approaching it's getting close to the time for me to reveal who will be the 2013 Shut Up Fool Lifet...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Petition Delivered To LA Times-Meeting Soon

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I posted a story about Gender Justice LA along with other trans people in the LA area being more than a little pissed off  about...
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African, Trans* And Proud

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As I keep repeating on this blog, being trans is part of the diverse mosaic of human life.   Trans people exist on every continent that hu...
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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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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