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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

The State of The Black Trans Union 2014

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So what's the state of the Black Trans Union?   A mixed bag that's not even close to where we need it to be, but is improving enoug...

'Redefining Realness' Out Today!

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I received my autographed copy of it just as Creating Change was cranking up in H-town, and finally had a chance to spend Monday evening set...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Piss Off A Conservafool-Buy Girl Scout Cookies

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TransGriot Note:  Meme courtesy of ShoreBud Mike The Conservafool War On Women includes not only attacking trans women, but also organiz...

Denver Transpeeps, Make Sure Your #CC15 Host Committee Reps The 'T'

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Now that Creating Change Houston style is over, we get to rest, bask in the afterglow of a job well done and wait to pounce on another oppor...

Justice For Jewlyes

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Now that Creating Change 2014 is receding into history, I have some time to refocus my attention on what's happening in the trans commun...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

Russell Wilson Makes Black History

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What a way to start off Black History Month! Before today, in the entire history of Super Bowls, there have been four African-American start...

Creating Change 2014- Passing The Torch To Denver

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My last day at Creating Change 2014 started with a 9:30 AM panel discussion with Stacey Langley, Liz Elsen and Sable Schultz entitled Build...

2013 TransGriot NFL Predictions-Super Bowl Sunday

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I've been a little busy with Creating Change in my inside Loop 610 backyard, so it has been a nice distraction from all the Super Bowl...

Janet's Latest MHP Appearance

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Y'all know how much I love my little sis Janet Mock and already have my copy of Redefining Realness.   The rest of y'all can preo...

Creating Change 2014-Day 4

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Hard to believe that this is the last full day of Creating Change 2014 Houston style.  Some of the record TBLG and allied crowd we're ha...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

Creating Change 2014-Laverne Cox Speech

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| This is the keynote speech Laverne gave at the opening Thursday night plenary. that everyone who heard it is STILL talking about.   Hop...

Tai Babilonia

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It's Black History Month 2014 edition but as y'all know I consider every month on TransGriot as Black History month.   With the So...

Creating Change 2014-Day 3 Recap

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Day 3 of Creating Change Houston Style is conference hump day, and I was doing so on two hours sleep. It was a self inflicted wound of whi...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-5th Anniversary Issue

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On January 30, 2009 I began what has turned out to be one of the more popular features on TransGriot in my weekly Shut Up Fool Awards.   ...

Creating Change 2014-Day 2

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Day 2 of Creating Change 2014 Houston Style was a busy one for me.    We opened the suites and I was scheduled to supervise it today since M...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Creating Change 2014-Day 1 Recap

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January 29, 2014 was the day we'd been planning as a Host Committee almost a year to have seamlessly happen, and it dawned clear and col...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Creating Change 2014- Moni's Busy CC14 Schedule

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Creating Change 2014 officially starts in a few hours with the day long Racial Justice Institute kicking off at 9 AM, and despite Houston Fr...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Moni's Going To DC In February

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A month from today it'll be my turn to hop on an airplane and jet off somewhere for a conference. On February 28 I get to chill out in...

The SOTU Speech I'd Love To See The POTUS Give

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The State of the Union speech is happening later tonight, and I'll be paying attention like all of us political junkies and the pundit c...

Open Letters From Wendy's Daughters

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You've heard and read the scurrilous attacks from the lying male chauvinist GOP pigs on Texas state Senator Wendy Davis, who is the D...
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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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