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

Monday, January 20, 2014

My MLK Day 2014 Musings

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the US federal holiday on the third Monday of the month in which we have since 1986 remembered Dr. Ki...

Four African-American Women Make 2014 US Olympic Bobsled Team

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The US men's and women's bobsled teams were named yesterday by the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation for the Sochi Games.  One of ...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Today's MHP Show With CeCe And Laverne

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For those of you who missed today's MHP show, you missed the first televised interview with CeCe since her release last week.  Here'...

2014 Williams Watch-Serena Upset

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Serena's attempt to win her first Australian Open title since 2010 came to a screeching halt as she was upset by Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 3-6, ...

CeCe McDonald On MHP

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CeCe McDonald is going to make her first post release national media appearance on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show today with Laverne Cox. ...

The Jamaican Bobsledders Are Back

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There another reason I'll be watching the Sochi Olympic Games in a few weeks. besides women's hockey and hoping Shani Davis threep...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions- Championship Sunday

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Well TransGriot sports fans, this was the weekend myself and other Texans fans hoped that we'd be getting to for the first time in franc...

2014 Williams Watch- Out Of The Doubles

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It's wait until next year for any shot at capturing another Australian Open doubles crown for my fave tennis playing siblings.   Due t...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Belize Trans Teen Killed

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Because the right wing haters are losing here in the States and in Canada, in order to prove their worth to the people funding them and get ...

Shut Up Fool Awards-The Greatest's Birthday Edition

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Today as I noted in an earlier post is the 50th birthday of First Lady Michelle Obama.  January 17 also happens to have a long list of ...

My Mayor Got Married!

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Congratulations to Houston Mayor Annise Parker and First Lady Kathy Hubbard, who made it official and put a ring on the first lady's ...

Happy Milestone Birthday, Madame First Lady

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Today is the Big 5-0 birthday of First Lady Michelle Obama, who was born on this date in Chicago in 1964.  Yeah, the folks that hate on...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Oneal Morris Goes To Jail

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Oneal Morris, who was convicted in Miami-Dade County for practicing medicine without a license in pursuit of her lucrative silicone pumping ...

Told Y'all Some UT Fans Hated The Charlie Strong Hire

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If you thought I was kidding about the less than warm welcome that greeted the news of Longhorn Elementary The University of Texas hiring ...

About Time SNL You Addressed The Lack Of Diversity

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This weekend I'm going to get a chance to see for the first time since Maya Rudolph left the show in 2007 something I've only seen...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

2014 Williams Watch-Serena's Hot!

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Literally and figuratively.  Serena took to the court at Rod Laver Arena for her second round match in the Australian Open women's si...

Road To Creating Change Houston 2014 Diary -Light At The End Of The Tunnel

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Back in May I started writing a series of posts on the blog that sought to capture my thoughts as I watched the process of putting together...

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...
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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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