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

Friday, January 10, 2014

Jahaira's Mission- Let's (Not) Talk About My Crotch

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Jahaira  in the first video of her Trans 101 series gives her take on the recent Katie Couric interview with Laverne and Carmen and why it...
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Thursday, January 09, 2014

Bullied Trans Teen Girl Being Charged For Defending Herself

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When 16 year old Jewelyes Gutierrez got fed up after being bullied by three girls for being trans and defended herself , the last thing she...

Moni's TDL Test Today

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Y'all know I absolutely hate the Texas voter ID suppression law that Greg Abbott and his GOP friends have been pimping since 2011, and ...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

AB 1266 Repeal Referendum Effort Clears Initial Hurdle

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After hearing the news coming out of California moments ago , I'm going to repeat what I said in a post last month.  Hope you Cali peeps...

Katie Interview With Carmen Carrera

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For some strange reason every time I tried to post the Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox January 6 Katie  interviews in the same post, the c...

Katie Interview with Laverne Cox

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The Katie show that aired Monday featured Laverne Cox and Carmen Carrera.   That was the good news.  It's getting attention in a no...

When Are Transbrothers of Color Going To Get Their TV Closeups?

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While I'm very happy that my transsisters like Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Arianna Inurritegui Lint on the Spanish language side and Carmen...

AB 1266 Random Sample Validation Deadline Today

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My Left Coast transpeople and their allies have their eyes turned toward their state capital of Sacramento awaiting word on whether the tran...
Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Moni's Speech To Houston City Council

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TransGriot Note: This is the text of the three minute speech I delivered to the Houston City Council this afternoon during the public co...

Moni's Long H-Town Day

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As you read this, I'm enroute to downtown Houston and City Hall to speak at a city council meeting that starts at 1:30 PM. I'm exc...

Olympic Gender Drama-Erik Schinegger

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With us a month away from the start of what are sure to be the controversial Sochi Olympic Games, here's another one of my posts about O...
Monday, January 06, 2014

UH-Downtown Gender Neutral Bathroom Proposal Up For Vote

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If Kristopher Sharp and the students of UH-Downtown get their way on Friday, UHD will become the first school in the Houston area and the...

Statement From The CeCe Support Committee

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TransGriot Note:  If everything stays on track, CeCe McDonald is scheduled to be released next Monday.   Here's a statement from the CeC...

Carmen And Laverne On Katie Show Today

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Looks like 2014 is going to get off to a fast, positive start for #girlslikeus media wise. While the Katie show has already been ca...

OutSmart Article On Creating Change 2014

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OutSmart is our local TBLG community magazine that has been publishing since 1997.   Christina Gorczynski, one of our Houston Host Commit...
Sunday, January 05, 2014

UT Fans Welcome Their New Coach To Austin

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As I've stated in other UT related blog posts, I'm not a Texas Longhorns fan because I've had negative run-ins with element...

If Closeted TBLG People Are Harming BTLG People's Human Rights, Out 'Em

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In the wake of the outing of three more closeted Pink Republicans, the debate has been stirred up in LGBT World once again as to whether it ...

Using Our Pain To Make You Money

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Back in 1925, Maxon Lester Graham and Adelaide Burt started with a $50 investment a restaurant in Salt Lake City called The Coon Chicken Inn...
Saturday, January 04, 2014

Janet Mock's 'Redefining Realness' Due In February

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Despite the fact I get a chance to converse with her from time to time when both our busy schedules allow it, I'm still like many of y...

Homegoing Services For Minister Bobbie Jean Baker January 11

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For those of you who may not have heard the tragic news, our West Coast sister Minister Bobbie Jean Baker was killed in a hit and run acci...
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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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