TransGriot

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

Friday, November 22, 2013

November 22, 1963

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Today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas.  Unlike my parents and others old enough to ...

Shut Up Fool Awards-It's TDOR 2013 Edition

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It's TDOR Week, and in the runup to the 15th Anniversary memorial events on November 20, I was honored to have had the opportunity to ta...

See Ya, San Antonio

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This was a quick in and out trip to the Alamo City for their TDOR, and I do thank them and my gracious host Lauryn Farris for the invite to ...

Presentation On Trans Latina Immigrants Today

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For you folks on the Left Coast looking for Trans Awareness Week stuff to attend or get your learn on about our community, there will be a...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Diamond Stylz's TDOR 2013 Message

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My Houston homegirl Diamond Stylz is my counterpart in the video blogging world, and peeps need to recognize that she's all that and fiv...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions Week 12

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Well, I ended my two game losing streak, but the Texans streak has now reached eight games and tensions are high in their locker room as wit...

Moni's Getting On The Bus-To San Antonio

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Moni's doing another road trip, and this time I'm hitting I-10 west for the first time in a long time to San Antonio.  This will b...

Choose Life, Not Suicide!

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Iris Sahhara Henson is my across The Pond African Diaspora trans sister from Nigeria who left her homeland to move to London and live her li...

Happy Birthday Arianna!

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When I went to New York for the GLAAD POC Media Institute training last year, little did I realize I was going to depart from it not only be...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Equality House Gets A Makeover For TDOR

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The Equality House is a home across the street from the Westboro Baptist Hate Church in Topeka, KS that was purchased by and is run by th...

No Justice For Islan, For Now

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To remind everyone that sometimes we don't get justice when our haters kill us (which fuels the anti-trans violence because the perps be...
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Thinking About The Girls Like Us Who Didn't Get A TDOR Memorial

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I had a nice conversation with Gwendolyn Smith yesterday evening (yes, THE Gwen Smith who conceived the TDOR memorial ceremonies and the Rem...

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....
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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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