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

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sage Smith Still Missing A Year Later

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Today marks a year since Dashad Sage Smith was last seen alive in Charlottesville, VA.   The last person the then 19 year old teen talked ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

La Feria ISD Trans Student Will Have Pic In Yearbook

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"But based on what happened in 2013 and previous school years over the life of this blog, I'm betting I'll be writing a few po...

2009 Miss Tiffany Winner Detransitions To Become A Monk

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Back in May 2009 I wrote about Sorawee 'Jazz' Nattee becoming the latest person to wear the Miss Tiffany's crown and become Tha...

First Ever Houston Black Trans Organized TDOR Event Tomorrow

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Dee Dee Watters noticed what other people (myself included) in the community had in terms of many of the fallen trans people being memoriali...

238 Names

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Once again trans* people all over the world and our allies are gathering at Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial events to solemnly reme...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Carter Brown Challenges Black Leaders To Stand Up For Trans Community

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The TDOR Unite! online ceremony was last night, and one of the videos that stood out for me was Black Transmen founder/CEO Carter Brown chal...

Moni's Busy TDOR 2013 Week

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The 15th annual observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance officially happens on November 20, but the trend over the last few years ha...

'Race-Themed' Movie My Azz, USA Today

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I was not surprised when I heard that The Best Man Holiday was kicking butt and taking names at the multiplexes during its opening weekend....

Newfoundland And Labrador Adding Gender Identity To Provincial Human Rights Act

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Thanks to two years of lobbying by trans advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador and NDP MHA Gerry Rogers, Minister of Justice Darin King ann...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

You're A Superhero

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"Because having the power to love yourself and others enough to fight for better in a world that fears and hates you, is nothing shor...

Another Reason Why Non Discrimination Laws To Protect Trans People MUST Have Public Accomodations Language In Them

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Those of you who have read this blog know that I will go straight the hell off if I hear any hint of a suggestion that in order to pass ...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Miss Universe 2013 Lets Her Transphobic Slip Show

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It didn't take long for the newly crowned Miss Universe 2013 pageant queen to let her mouth get her embroiled in a little controversy. ...

Does Homophobia Go With That Hate?

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The latest in my ongoing series of song rewrites was motivated by the recent instances in Kansas and New Jersey of alleged 'christians...

TDOR Unite! Online TDOR Ceremony Tomorrow

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The official Transgender Day Of Remembrance observance happens on Wednesday, but tomorrow starting at at 9 PM Eastern / 8 PM Central / 7 PM...

My Trans Images In Entertainment Expanded Commentary

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Because of the global reach of my blog and I'm not 'scurred' to give my thoughts about many issues inside and outside of the tra...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Shut Up Fool Awards-'The Best Man Holiday' Release Edition

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In addition to today being another anniversary of my sister Latoya's 21st birthday (Happy birthday sis!), the long awaited and anticipat...

Another Day, Another Trans Student Attacked In California

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More evidence that so called blue states can have their nekulturny transphobes in their midst causing drama as well.  As we wait to see ...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

November Trans* Formations: Activists & Allies & Community Making Series

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You know it has to be important for me to miss Scandal (that's what DVR is for anyway), but tonight along with Cristan Williams and Kat...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions Week 11

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Another week has passed, my Texans still haven't won a game since September and had another ugly prognostication week in the worst seaso...

Meet Girl LIke Us Model Ines Rau!

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Trans feminine models have been strutting catwalks , rocking magazine covers and gracing print ads since Great Britain's April Ashley di...
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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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