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

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

NBJC Calls on the Department of Justice to Investigate Marco McMillian Murder

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  –  March 5, 2013 –  The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading Black lesbian, gay, bisexua...

Former 2006 Miss International Queen Erica Andrews Dies

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I was shocked to hear that longtime Texas resident and pageant community icon Erica Andrews died yesterday in Chicago of a lung infection.  ...
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The Problem With Numéro's African Queen

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Past time to share another one of Renee's Womanist Musings articles with you    Yes we have yet another magazine tying to justify...
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Monday, March 11, 2013

Fallon Fox Excels-People Hate

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One of the ongoing arguments that has occurred ever since Renee Richards sued the USTA and in 1977 won the right to play in the US Open an...

Jenifer's Running Again!

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I am happy to hear that my H-town homegirl Jenifer Rene Pool is going to make another run at Houston history in this election cycle and at...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Happy Jimmy Carper Day!

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From November 1999 to September 2001 I got to spend some late Saturday-early Sunday AM mornings at the KPFT-FM studios sitting next to Jim...

It's Janet Mock's Birthday!

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Another year and another birthday celebration for one beautiful lady I finally got the opportunity to meet when I flew up to New York last A...

Spring Forward 2013

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Believe it or not TransGriot readers, it's already time spring forward into Daylight Savings Time this weekend.   At 2 AM it'll be t...

Transilience

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Writer, educator, artist and activist Joelle Ruby Ryan has created a short YouTube film that discusses what she called transgender resilienc...
Saturday, March 09, 2013

2nd Annual Black Transmen Conference Schedule

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It's getting closer to the March 13-17 dates for the second annual Black Transmen, Inc Conference in Dallas.  I'm getting more excit...

This Week In The 2013 Texas Lege-Weeks Ending March 1-8 Edition

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Now that I'm back online I'll resume posting the weekly 'This Week In The 2013 Texas Lege' reports courtesy of Daniel Willia...
Friday, March 08, 2013

Shut Up Fool Awards-CPAC 2013 Is Coming Edition

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Those wild and crazy conservafools are gathering inside I-495 for CPAC this weekend, their premiere political event for their all-star co...

JJ Gets A Reprieve

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I wrote about your favorite blogger joining in the efforts to save my high school alma mater Jesse H. Jones from a consolidation neither w...

Honoring And Protecting The Lives Of Black Trans Women

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Fresh for Women's History Month is the video of the September 21, 2012 NBJC OUT on the Hill panel discussion I had the honor of ...
Thursday, March 07, 2013

Back Online People!

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Hallelujah!    Have a new (to me) Dell Dimension 4800 desktop computer that arrived today while I was at the HISD school board meeting.  I&#...
Monday, March 04, 2013

Looking Forward To 2nd Black Transmen, Inc Conference

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I'm so excited and so looking forward to traveling up I-45 March 13-18 for the 2nd annual Black Transmen, Inc Conference in Dallas.   No...
Saturday, March 02, 2013

Saving JJ

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Figures that a bunch of stuff would blow up as I'm scrambling to replace my computer. One of the things that has come up during the we...
Friday, March 01, 2013

Women's History Month 2013 Includes Us Trans Women, Too!

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  With today being March 1, it's the start of Women's History Month. For the next 31 days we'll focus our history attention on...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Computer Prime Is Dead Edition

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Even though my computer died earlier this week and I'm scrambling to try to raise the cash to get a new one, it's still Friday, I ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Computer Prime Is Dead

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Well, after seven years of faithful service and a rebuild, my desktop computer died on me yesterday.   Time of death was approximately 2:25 ...
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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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