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

Monday, June 24, 2013

Association of Transgender Professionals Statement About Allyson Robinson's OutServe/SLDN Dismissal

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TransGriot Note: Told y'all we're pissed about what happened to Allyson Robinson .   Here's the statement from the Association o...

Nerve Wracking SCOTUS Watch Week

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Good thing I'm going to be hitting the road in the middle of the week for a long interstate highway journey to Denver.  It'll keep m...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Ask A Trans Attracted Man-Part 5

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As I've stated more than a few times on the blog, we girls like us need to do a better job of being fierce advocates for and appreciat...

Allyson Robinson Ousted As OutServe/SLDN Exec Director

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Back in October I was happy to trumpet the news of Allyson Robinson's groundbreaking hiring as the executive director of the merged Ou...

Netroots Nation 2014 Is Headed To Detroit

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I couldn't make it to Netroots Nation 2013 in San Jose, CA to my sorrow after being part of the fun last year in Providence and a his...

Renee's Medical Update

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For those of you who are wondering how our fave north of the 49th parallel frequent guest blogger is doing in combating her recent health ...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Transpinay Jazz Vocalist

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There are many talented people inside our  community who if just given a fair shot to show off their talents will excel when given that oppo...

Ni***r Isn't The Same As Honky

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TransGriot Note: Guest post by Aletha Fields Ni***r is the most electric racial slur between blacks and whites in America. No other word be...

One Down,Three To Go In LA

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One of the wastes of DNA suspected of being involved in the brutal May 31 transphobic hate assault on Vivian Diego was arrested by LAPD ...

I AM YOU Trans Ally Campaign Launched In Malaysia

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Was nice to hear that TBLG activists in that Pacific Rim nation launched last month a campaign designed to get people in Malaysia to be b...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Shut Up Fool Awards-First Day Of Summer Edition

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It's the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere (Winter for my readers south of the Equator.) and it's the longest day of th...

'Transphobic' Is Officially A Word

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The transphobic TERF's can attempt to deny the word doesn't exist, but the Oxford English Dictionary will say otherwise. 'Tran...

Nova Scotia To Cover GRS Surgeries

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More evidence of the positive karmic momentum wave that trans human rights is on north of the 49th parallel. After first saying they wouldn&...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Vivian Diego Speaks

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I posted recently about the vicious transphobic attack that was aimed at 22 year old Los Angeles girl like us Vivian Diego who was jumped by...

Time's Running Out In NY State To Pass GENDA

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While the trans community in Delaware woke up to the first day of having their human rights respected and protected, the trans citizens of N...

Black Twitter's Still Whacking Paula Deen

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Yeah Paula, you seriously pissed us off. Black Twitter still has its foot firmly planted in Paula Deen's antebellum behind.  It has ...

Number 17!

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With the Delaware Senate on a 11-9 vote passing the House amended Gender Non Discrimination Act Wednesday afternoon and it getting Gov Jack ...

Reason Number Whatever Why I Don't Vote For Republicans

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If your political party had a 33 year old African-American Harvard Law school graduate who was a former 2003 Miss America with a platform of...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Black Twitter Strikes Again On #PaulasBestDishes Hashtag

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Paula Deen put her Southern fried foot in her mouth when she revealed her loyalties to all things Southern including that tired tradition o...

It's Juneteenth, 2013 Edition!

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Today is June 19 or Juneteenth as we call it in the Lone Star State and the 42 other states that recognize it It commemorates the 1865 day...
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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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