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

Thursday, October 03, 2013

Wendy's Running!

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Earlier this afternoon Texas Sen.Wendy Davis finally said the words that we long suffering Texas Democrats (and the nation) have been wait...

Wendy Davis Making Big Political Announcement Today

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At 4 PM CDT TX State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) will step to a podium in the same auditorium in Haltom City when she graduated from ...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions-Week 5

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This was a good news-bad news week for me in this 2013 prognostication contest that has now hit Week 5.  The good news is I didn't have ...

Janet Mock Keynote Speaker For U of L Pride Tonight

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It's one of the things I didn't get to do when I lived in Da Ville, but so happy to hear that Janet Mock will be delivering the keyn...
Wednesday, October 02, 2013

First Ever UN Ministerial Meeting On LGBT Rights

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You've heard me frequently write and say that trans rights are an international human rights issue.  On September 26 a groundbreaking m...

METRORail One Step Closer To Red Line Extension Opening

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In my last transit post about the status of the METRORail Red Line's North Line Extension, it was ahead of schedule construction wise an...

Happy Birthday Jenifer!

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Another day, another TransGriot birthday shout out. Today is Jenifer Rene Pool's birthday, and I presume these are the four things...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month For Trans Women, Too

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One of the things we obsess about in our early body morphing stage of our gender transitions is our breasts.  We get happy when we start HRT...

3rd Annual Philly Trans* March Coming Soon

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For those of you in or near the Philadelphia metro area, you may wish to circle October 12 on your calendar for the third annual Philly Tran...

Krystal Ball Calls Out The GOP On Obamacare

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The Republifools have shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, and we'll see if they get punished for it at th...

Jennifer Hudson's 'Scandalous' PSA For The ACA

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Y'all know Scandal starts its new season on Thursday, and with the start up of people signing up for Obamacare AKA the Affordable Care A...

Happy Second Anniversary Of Your 25th Birthday, Isis!

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October 1 is a day that's burned in the TransGriot memory banks for a lot of reasons, but one of the major ones is because it is the bir...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Janet Mock NY Anti-Violence Project Courage Award Speech

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Speaking of people who will probably need to build trophy cases for the awards, deserved recognition and accolades they are getting, Janet...

Race Relations In The Houston GLBTIQ-SGL Community Discussion

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I posted the information about an event that took place yesterday at Resurrection MCC and facilitated by Dexter Williams that was entitle...

I Define Me: A Trans Movement for Awareness And Self-Validation

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T ransGriot Note: Guest post by Bryanna Aeon Jenkins. How do I begin? I am a proud black woman of trans experience (24 Years Old) a...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Hurdles Around Love For A Transwoman And A Trans Attracted Man

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Guest Post By Rebecca Desvignes Aeon It is not as simple for a transattracted man that's now discovering his attraction towards tran...

2013 UH Cougar Watch- Coogs Are 4-0!

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While Computer Prime was in the shop, the NCAA college football season got cranked up along with the first year of my Houston Cougars playin...

Cassidy's NoH8 Photo

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Cassidy Lynn Campbell had a historic win back on September 20 when her Marina High School classmates voted her as their homecoming queen.   ...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

We New Black Transwomen Define Us, Not You

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The New Black Transwoman is an outspoken advocate for the dignity of herself and all transwomen, and refuses to submit quietly to anti-tran...

Jahaira's Mission-To Thine Own Self Be True

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Congratulations Jahaira on three years of video blogging and One Love right back at you sis!   This one has an interesting message that we n...
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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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