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

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Pat Robertson Has Another Broken Clock Trans Moment

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You longtime TransGriot readers know I have gleefully pointed out that televangelist Pat Robertson, who has a long history of uttering rac...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Houston Black Trans Community-Time To Step Up

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One of the conversations I was engaged in as I attended a recent community event was one in which I was pulled aside by two of my African-Am...

New TBLG Military Group SPARTA Emerges From OUTServe-SLDN Drama

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In the wake of the contentious drama that ensued after the ugly implosion of OUTServe-SLDN last month and the drama in BTLG World concerning...

A Mother-Trans Daughter Femininity Dinner Discussion

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Some of the Facebook trans groups I'm a member of have very interesting discussion threads at times that eventually trigger hard solid ...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Texas Drag Icon Whitney Paige Dies

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We Texans have already dealt with the shocking death of Erica Andrews to a lung infection back in March.   I'm unfortunately just now fi...

I Repeat: Stop Looking At Being Trans As A Curse

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I wrote the original post in reaction to seeing that tired meme expressed by a transperson in a discussion thread, and I've gotten so...
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Disciples Of Christ Church Officially Welcomes TBLG People To Its Churches

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During the time I was a Texan in Exile in Louisville, Edenside Christian Church, the one I attended from 2001-2010 and was a proud member of...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

T.G.I.F. 2013 Happening Tomorrow

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Last July  T.G.I.F., spearheaded by local trans activist KOKUMO brought over 350 people to a first of its kind event in Chicago celebrat...

Laverne's 'Orange Is The New Black' HLN Interview

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Laverne Cox is on HLN talking about her role on the Netflix series 'Orange Is The new Black' in which she plays (gasp) a transwoman.

Black Is The New Black

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Denny Upkins weighs in on the Trayvon Martin tragedy and the ongoing drama that African-Americans endure in this country in this essay e...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Road To Creating Change Houston 2014 Diary-Changes

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I posted my initial Creating Change 2014 Diary back in May not long after we had our initial interest meeting with the goal in this ongoi...

J-FLAG Condemns Jones Murder

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In the wake of the violent murder on Monday of gender variant teen Dwayne Jones , J-FLAG, the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-Sexuals And Gay...

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...
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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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