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

Saturday, November 02, 2013

Saturday Sellout-Mia Love

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Our latest edition of the TransGriot Saturday Sellout series of posts takes us to Utah and shines the spot on one Ludmya Bourdeau Love, the ...

30th Anniversary of Able Archer 83

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I wrote last year about the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis that nearly led to a global nuclear war.   Today is the 30th an...
Friday, November 01, 2013

TransFaith-TPOCC TDOR Toolkit For Organizers

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Just in time for the 15th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2013 is a toolkit that has been compiled by TransFaith in coor...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Fall Back 2013 Edition

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It's that time again (pun intended).  Back on the second Sunday in March we sprung forward to Daylight Savings Time in much of the USA. ...

Tampa Area Media, Read Your AP Stylebook

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White I was happy about how the Tavares Spencer trial turned out in terms of being tried as an adult for his hate crime perpetrated upon Ms...

MAJOR! Needs Your Help To Win IndieWire Project of The Month

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The voting for the IndieWire Project of The Month for October has started and is agonizingly close at this writing with MAJOR! trailing by...

2013 UH Cougar Watch-Halloween Treat For The Coogs

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My fave collegiate football team had a short week because this Halloween night American Athletic Conference game against the University of S...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tavares Spencer Trial-Guilty!

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Looks like the attempted use of the 'trans panic' defense by his defense team failed . Tavares Spencer was found guilty in a Tampa...

Attention TDOR Organizers-Unite With Us

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TransGriot Note:  I definitely approve of this message from BTMI-BTWI Attention TDOR Ceremony Organizers - Unite With Us! Invite and Incl...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions Week 9

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We're now starting the second half of the NFL season and the NFL prognostication contest between me, Mike and Eli continues.  Last wee...

Happy Trans National Holiday 2013!

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Happy Trans National Holiday, or what the rest of you cisgender peeps recognize as Halloween.  It's what I sometimes call this day bec...

LA Fitness Hates On A Transwoman

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One of my not so fond memories of one of my frequent non-rev trips to Los Angeles in the late 90's was when I flew out there as soon as ...

Second Person Arrested In Vivian Diego Assault Case

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The Los Angeles Police Department has announced they have arrested the second of the four suspects involved in the vicious early morning May...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Houston Rockets Start 2013-14 NBA Season Tonight

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Since the Texans are having a less than stellar season and the Dynamo don't start their MLS playoff run until tomorrow night,  the eyes ...

Tavares Spencer Trial-Coko Takes The Stand

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The question was asked by the Tampa media if Coko McDonald would testify against her attacker or even be there in the audience as the Tav...

Andrey Bridges Trial Starts In Cleveland

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TransGriot readers, here's another trial for us to keep our eyes on to see if the deceased trans person and all who loved them gets just...

Evon Young Trial Update II

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As I promised you TransGriot readers, I was going to be keeping track of developments in the various trials of the five people, Victor Stew...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Ben Hall Comes Out Of The Closet Against Houston LGBT Rights

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For those of you who have perused my posts about the Houston city elections that are now in the early voting phase, you know I have not been...

Lynda Carter Interview On MSNBC

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I have loved Lynda Carter ever since I saw her playing Wonder Woman back in 1975.  The fact she is a Latina was a bonus. She's a huge ...

'Houston Beauty' Preview

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Franklin Beauty Schools have been an iconic part of Houston's African American community for almost a century.  It is the oldest beaut...
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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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