Thursday, April 18, 2013

Washington DC Shelter Drops Trans Ban

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Lakiesha Washington was homeless and needed help when she showed up April 3 at the John L. Young Shelter for Women.  But instead of help, be...

Tamala Savage Show-Take Two

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In the process of taping Part 2 of the Tamala Savage Show interview I started Saturday.   You can click here to check out Part 1 of my in...

Brittney's The One!

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The number one overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft that is! Wasn't a big surprise, but my Houston homegirl was snapped up by the Pho...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Camp Aranu'tiq 2013 Season

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With the end of the 2012-13 school year coming in about seven weeks, the thoughts of many kids turn to summer activities and fun.  Summer ca...

On The UH-Downtown Campus Today...

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For a screening of the 90 minute documentary Trans followed by a panel discussion at UH-Downtown.. The screening is taking place on the...

And This Is Why Your Parents Taught You Never To Talk Back

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The troll I nuked in this post is probably setting off Geiger counters in a 5 mile radius at this time, but we aren't done dropping mor...
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Three Girls Like Us-One Year Later

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35 year old Coko Williams of Detroit was one of three African-American transwomen killed during the month of April 2012 along with Paige C...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Chrysalis Lingerie Looking For Trans Women Models

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Chrysalis Lingerie, the FUBU lingerie line for girls like us that launches its e-commerce site on May 2, is now looking for trans women...

Ms W's Final Trans Marriage Legal Appeal Starts

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TransGriot Note: Here's another one you can e-mail to Karin Quimby Been keeping up with along with my trans sisters in the Asia-Pacifi...

Trans People Can't Wait, Either

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On this 50th anniversary date that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the 21 page essay that became the defense of and the seminal...

Letter From Birmingham City Jail 50th Anniversary

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TransGriot Note: Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that the Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr's penned his 'Letter From Birmingha...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Jackie Robinson Breaking The Baseball Color Line Anniversary

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Some historians consider the second most important day in the history of the African-American Civil Rights movement to be the April 15, 19...

Join The NBJC On Give OUT Day!

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One of the things I talked about in my BTMI keynote speech was that organizations such as BTMI/BTWI, TPOCC and the NBJC not only need you sh...

Dr. Z-Uses Of Black Trans Male Anger

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One of the highlights of my recent trip to Dallas for the Black Trans Men, Inc. conference (and I'm so looking forward to making that ...

Moni's Heading Downtown On Wednesday

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To UH-Downtown that is. I get to spend a little time on the UHD campus April 17 as part of a panel discussion after a viewing of the...

Draconian Anti-Prostitution Law Proposed In The ATL

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'The City Too Busy to Hate' as the ATL likes to call itself sometimes forgets that motto when it comes to trans women. I never for...

Phil Donahue Trans Shows

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Phil Donahue's talk show based out of Chicago started in 1970 and was the gold standard in that genre for years.  Phil had the number on...

Bullying and Where Are the Parents?

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Guest post from Renee of Womanist Musings I have come to hate the term where are the parents because it ignores that parents can d...