TransGriot

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

Friday, October 18, 2013

GOP Was Once Black But Can't (Or Won't) Go Back

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In the wake of losing 95% of the African-American vote to the Democrats and President Barack Obama in the 2012 election cycle, the Republica...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions-Week 7

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It's NFL Week 7 and we're getting closer to the midpoint of the 2013 season.   While I got out of my prognostication slump for now...

Spirit Day 2013

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Today is Spirit Day, a commemoration day created by Canadian teen Brittany McMillan first observed in 2010 in reaction to a spike in the b...

I Don't Want Tolerance

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Tolerance according to the dictionary definition of the word is 'the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the ...

Smile, You're On METRORail Crimefighting Camera!

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The METRORail Red Line extension to the Northline Mall Transit Center from UH Downtown was completed ahead of schedule.  It has undergone ...

Senator-Elect Cory Booker!

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On behalf of the nation, thank you New Jersey for handling your electoral business yesterday and sending Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Washin...

2015 Women's World Cup Details

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I wrote a post back in 2011 discussing the FIFA announcement that the 2015 Women's World Cup would be held in the Great White North .  ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

NoMoreDownLow.TV Unsolved Black LGBT Murders Show

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NoMoreDownLow.TV is in their third anniversary season and has up on their YouTube channel and website a show discussing the murders of out...

New Jersey, Handle Your Special Election Business!

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Voters in New Jersey get to go to the polls today and handle their electoral business of selecting a new US senator to replace the late Sen ...

Yeah, The Conservafools Are Definitely Fighting Us Now

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"Our human rights win is inevitable no matter how much money, time and propaganda the haters deploy to stop it.  We have a human rights...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Masen Davis Address At 2013 TLC Spark Gala

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The San Francisco based Transgender Law Center back on October 3 recently had their SPARK gala in which my West Coast trans brother Kortney ...

Road To Creating Change 2014-Setting The Bar

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It's time for another episode of my Creating Change 2014 Diary.  I've been chronicling through my eyes since May what's hap...

Moni Goes To An H-town Mayoral Forum

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Since I was in no mood to watch Monday Night Football last night, decided to head to the Near Northside and the Leonel Castillo Communi...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving 2013, Eh!

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Today is Thanksgiving on the other side of the long 5525 mile boarder (including Alaska) that we share with our northern neighbors.   My Can...

Why This Janet Mock Photo Is More Important Than You Think

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My sis Janet Mock has been piling up the frequent flyer miles lately with recent trips from New York to the University of Louisville and T...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

2013 Texans Watch-Four Weeks, Four Straight Aggravating Losses

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As you probably guessed, I'm not too happy with my fave NFL team right now.   Thank goodness my alma mater is unbeaten and the Dynamo a...

Happy 55th Birthday, Cherrelle!

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I had the pleasure of meeting her while working an LAX flight in the late 90's.   She was traveling under her birth name, but I knew who...

Nikki Goes To Prairie View

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Nikki Araguz Loyd took another road trip inside the borders of the Lone Star State Tuesday, but this time it was up US 290 to speak on the c...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

2013 UH Cougar Watch-5-0!

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The good news is that H-town has one unbeaten football team playing inside Loop 610, and nope it ain't the guys who get paid to play in ...

The Assault On The ATL Trans Community Continues

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Our trans elder Cheryl Courtney-Evans continues to be on the case watching Peggy Denby AKA 'The Queen of Mean' and her acolytes in t...
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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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