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

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

106 Years- Happy Anniversary AKA!

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January 15 is not only the birthday of the greatest American our people have ever produced, it is also the date in 1908 on the Howard Univer...

Rev. Dr. MLK Jr's 85th Birthday

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Today would have been the 85th birthday of the Rev. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.   An assassin's bullet took him away from us far too so...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Trans Woman Pumped By Armani Nicole Davenport Dies

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Accused silicone pumper Armani Nicole Davenport's case in Louisiana which a trans woman she pumped ended up in a coma with a less than 5...

When Does Finishing In Third Place NOT Get You An Olympic Spot?

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The various trials and selection processes to assemble our US Olympic team are happening as you read this in preparation for Team USA to go ...

Michael McBride Going To Jail For DC Attack

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The New Year for transpeople is definitely getting started on the right foot.   CeCe is freed from unjust incarceration, and now comes word ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Christie Vetoes NJ Trans Birth Certificate Bill

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For you trans, bi and SGL folks in our community who voted for Sergeant Schultz New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) in the last electi...

2014 Williams Watch-Good News, Bad News Tennis Day Down Under

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The 2014 edition of the Australian Open has started, and both my fave tennis playing siblings had their opening round matches with differe...

CeCe Is Free!

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In case you haven't heard the news yet, after 19 months of unjust incarceration, as scheduled ,  CeCe McDonald was released at approxi...

Jared, Those Trans Women Are The Reason You Have A Golden Globe Award

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After Kerry Washington and a too long list of African-American actors and actresses were dissed and dismissed at the Emmy's, I didn'...

CeCe McDonald's Getting Out Today!

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Assuming there are no complications and everything goes smoothly, today is the day that we've been waiting for ever since the news brok...

New Virginia Governor Signs Exec Order Banning TBLG Discrimination

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The inauguration of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) happened Saturday during a sometimes rain soaked ceremony on the capitol steps in Rich...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

GOP Hate Speech Aimed At Iconic Hawaiian Trans Teacher

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If you had any doubts that the Republican Party would be cranking up the War On Transwomen in the 2K14, here's another example of it co...

2014 Williams Watch-Chasing Grand Slam Titles Down Under

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The 2014 edition of the Australian Open gets cranked up later tonight my time (January 13 there) and my fave tennis playing siblings are Dow...

Change.org Petition For Jewlyes

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I posted about the jacked up situation trans teen  Jewlyes Gutierrez  finds herself in in terms of being charged with one count of battery ...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Goodbye, Minister Bobbie Jean

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The homegoing service for our gone too soon sister Minister Bobbie Jean Baker happened in Oakland today, and I am happy to hear the repor...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions-NFL Divisional Round

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Usually it's an advantage for a team to host a playoff game, but you couldn't tell that by the results during the Wild Card weekend ...

Trans 100 Nomination Deadline For 2014 Edition Rapidly Approaching

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The 2014 edition of the Trans 100 has been taking nominations of local and for the first time international trans people who deserve to be r...
Friday, January 10, 2014

UH-Downtown SGA Unanimously Passes Gender Neutral Restrooms Resolution

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Had the opportunity today to observe a little piece of history as UH-Downtown because the second school in the state of Texas and the firs...

Shut Up Fool Awards-First Week of 2014 Edition

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Even though we are only ten days into 2014, this was the first full week of the New Year.  And yes, we have had a bumper group of fools f...

Houston Dash Lineup Starting To Take Shape

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One of the things we Houston sports fans will get to look forward to in 2014 is the April 12 start of the inaugural season of our new team ...
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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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