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

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Black Trans History: Wilmer 'Little Axe' M. Broadnax

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Another proud moment of presenting more of your African-American trans history to you TransGriot readers.  This time I get to focus on on...

Michael Dunn Case Going To Trial September 23

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Don't look now people, but it's time to get prepared for another 'Kill A Black Kid With Impunity' trial in Florida.   Mich...
Monday, July 15, 2013

TBLG Orgs Open Letter: Trayvon Deserves Justice

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I spoke at the Houston Trayvon Martin rally at City Hall yesterday and made the point that Black TBLG issues are Black community issues an...

100 Young Black Leaders Respond To Zimmerman Verdict

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The responses to the Zimmerman verdict continue to roll in from various sectors of the African-American community from our celebrities, ac...

Cheryl Calls Out Some Trans Haters

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My trans elder Cheryl Courtney-Evans was forwarded a link to the Anti-Intellect blog post about the Chad Johnson-Amiyah Scott photo that dec...

Mia Macy: Why We Need ENDA

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I've enjoyed talking to Mia Macy (of Macy vs Holder EEOC case fame) from time to time about various subjects including our shared des...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Trayvon Was:

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An honor student with a 3.7 GPA Accepted into college on a full ride scholarship A volunteer with over 600 service hours A devoted memb...

What Chad and Amiyah Can Teach Us About Respecting Trans Women

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TransGriot Note: Interesting article from one of the people I had the pleasure of meeting during OUT on the Hill last year, Anti-Intellect, ...

Told Y'all

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Told y'all this was how the trial in Sanford, FL was going to go down.  And to be honest, if it hadn't been for the protests last y...

Malaysian Transwoman Appointed As Political Secretary Hopes For Equal Treatment

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Anna Julia Cooper once said in a famous quote about Black women, 'When and where I enter, then and there the entire race enters with m...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Latest Turkish Trans Murder Fueling Protests

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Next to Brazil, the most dangerous place to be a trans person is in Turkey.   It has the deleterious combination of rampant transphobia, n...

Brandi's In The News Again!

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Back in May I talked about a JET magazine story that was brought to my attention by ELIXHER magazine and Janet Mock featuring Washington DC ...

This Racist Joke About A Plane Crash Isn't Funny

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Somebody either at KTVU-TV or the NTSB is in serious trouble for a racist joke that ended up getting broadcast as news on a San Francisco t...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

Sieg Heil Y'all-GOP Texas Is NOT A Democracy

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Gov. Ann Richards and Rep Barbara Jordan must be looking down upon us from their heavenly perch, shaking their heads and wondering what th...

Longtime San Francisco Trans Activist Jazzie Collins Passes Away

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San Francisco based activist Jazzie Collins, who called the city home for over twenty years, was recently honored by the California legisl...
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Shut Up Fool Awards-Cheryl's Birthday Edition

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Had a few birthdays I've commemorated on the blog this week and must add another one to the list in the person of my trans elder Cheryl ...

TransGriot Nuke A Troll 33-Time To Sail The Cyberocean Blue

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The hardworking crew of the USS Monica has been on liberty call, and now it's time to take her out of port on another mission of droppin...

The VRA Is Not A 'Racial Entitlement'

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And if you believe that (In)Justice Scalia and conservafool bull feces, you're a fool. There was a reason that voting rights march...

Jenifer Announces Her Run For Houston City Council

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She's been hard at work at it for several months, but yesterday Jenifer Rene Pool made it official and announced her candidacy for the...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Fear Of An Unjust Verdict

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I did much venting about the Trayvon Martin case when it started unfolding last year and wasn't the only blogger who had something to s...
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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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