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

Friday, July 26, 2013

Shut Up Fool Awards- Last Friday In July Edition

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Wow, seems like is was just yesterday we were experiencing Canada Day , Independence Day and Renee's birthday and now we're hitting...

Use Our Black Trans History Posted Here To 'Ejumacate' Folks

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"One of my favorite parts about TransGriot is when you showcase some of our trans history.  It opens my eyes to a world in the past th...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Honor 41 List Trans Honoree Videos

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The Honor 41 list was created by Alberto Mendoza to bring visibility to and honor the contributions of Latina and Latino TBLGQ people. O...

Why I'm STILL Pissed Off About The Zimmerman Verdict

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One of the questions I got asked this weekend by a few of my white allies during the just concluded TTNS who sincerely wanted to understand ...

Fallon Fox Going For The CFA Featherweight Title October 12

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We now know the date that Fallon Fox will be back in MMA action and taking on Ashlee Evans-Smith for the Championship Fighting Alliance feat...

Hey Media Peeps, Trans People Wish To Work With You, Not Fight You

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After another media mess up over pronouns that in far too many cases happens with non-white trans people , it's time we trans folks ma...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Philly Diamond Williams Vigil Remarks-Gloria Casarez

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TransGriot Note: I had the sincere pleasure of meeting Gloria Casarez during the LGBT Media Convening in Philadelphia back in February.  W...

Not Feeling The Sochi Olympic Boycott Proposal

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In the wake of the draconian anti-LGBT laws that Russia has implemented resulting in persecution for our TBLG cousins living there, their al...

Jamaican Teen In Femme Attire Killed By Mob

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Infuriatingly sad story coming out of Jamaica Dwayne Jones, a 17 year old Jamaican teen was at a street party on July 22 in the Irwin comm...
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Thanks Nefertiti!

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Now this is what we're looking for when we see a media news report about a trans person, especially in the wake of their deaths. Remem...

The Infighting Stops Today

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TransGriot Note: The thinking that went into my post about trans community dissension was jumpstarted by this Facebook one composed by Ceci...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

TransGriot Diamond Williams Philly Vigil Statement

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The Speakout and Vigil in Philadelphia's LOVE Park for Diamond Williams is happening as I post this, and I was asked by Sade Ali last ...

Dwight DeLee Conviction Overturned In Green Trans Hate Murder

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Dwight DeLee, who was found guilty of a hate crime in the November 14, 2008 killing of Syracuse, NY trans woman Lateisha Green and sentence...

Speak Out and Vigil For Diamond Williams In Philly Tonight

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Don't forget Philadelphia metro area trans peeps, there will be a  Speak Out and Vigil for Diamond Williams at LOVE Park starting at 5:...

Guess The Outcome Of This Stand Your Ground Trial

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We don't have to, we already know what the result would be .   And that's assuming the Black person holding the gun isn't sh...

Don Lemon Schools A Conservafool On His Vanillacentric Privilege

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I've been hard on Don Lemon for his trans fails , but have to give him his props for schooling conservafool Ben Ferguson on his privil...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Speak Out and Vigil For Diamond Williams In Philly Tomorrow

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For my trans family in Philadelphia and our allies, been advised by Nika Jewell, one of my Philly area TransGriot readers there will be a Sp...

Dissension In The Trans Community Is Healthy, Even When It Gets Loud

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From time to time I hear concerns from various leaders in the trans community about the sometimes very loud way we can and do disagree with ...

Nefertiti, Read Your AP Stylebook

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Nefertiti Jaquez until January 2013 used to be an award winning reporter and part time anchor working for KPRC-TV, our local NBC affiliate...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Dallas Observer Amends Problematic LGBT Movers And Shakers List

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The Dallas Observer as you probably read here published a problematic Dallas LGBT movers and shakers list of seven people earlier this mont...
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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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