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

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Fallon's Fighting In Chicago Soon!

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In case you're wondering what the heck our MMA fighting sister is up to, she's been busy training for an upcoming fight in Chicago. ...

TBLG Community, Can't Celebrate Michael Sam As An NFL Player Yet

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Like everyone else in the community, I have been keeping up with the wonderful news that a collegiate football player who is an NFL prospect...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Longtime Philly Activist Jaci Adams Battling Cancer

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When I picked up my IFGE Trinity award back in 2006 in Philadelphia, after the ceremony I was taken by Dionne Stallworth and Jordana LeSesne...

Beginning Of The Inevitable Backlash

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TransGriot Note: I said it a different way , but had to post this commentary from Jen Richards, the co-founder of the Trans 100 over the rac...

Redefining Advocacy

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TransGriot Note:  Been too damned long since I've had a guest post from Denny Upkins here and it's past time to rectify that.  In ...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Why Y'all So 'Scurred' Of Black Trans People Owning Their Power?

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So white transpeeps, the attack on Janet Mock and other Black trans leaders 'isn't about race'?   Bull feces.   Peep this comm...
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First Ever Black Trans Homecoming King Crowned

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Just in time for Black History Month, some more Black trans history being made. 17 year old Blake Brockington became the first trans homec...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

Upcoming February Bay Area Trans* H4CK

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For those of you in the Bay Area, you'll have another opportunity to participate in an upcoming Trans* H4CK.  Trans* H4CK is creation of...

Sochi Olympic Watch-NBC Screws Up With Another Bad Olympic Edit

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One of the major problems with NBC's coverage of the Sochi Winter Games is the time difference from the East Coast.   Sochi is nine ho...
Friday, February 07, 2014

Moni Ain't Happy About The Bigoted White Trans Feminine Attack On Janet

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It's been 48 hours since that second hideous attack interview Piers Morgan unleashed upon Janet Mock followed by that jacked up panel, ...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Sochi Olympic Opening Edition

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Well, the Russians have been waiting four years for this day.  Like some of the other glitchs that have plagues these games such as Olympic ...

No Transpeople At The Sochi Games

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'Athletic participation has been the road other marginalized groups have used as a pathway to greater visibility and human rights cove...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

Dyssonance Comments On The Piers Morgan Interview

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Been a while since one of Antonia D'orsay's posts has graced my blog.  But since Piers Morgan had the balls to call Toni's name ...

Islan Nettles Rally And The Lingering Questions After It

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Something else that was happening while I was busy hosting 4000 of our TBLG family and allies in H-town last week was a January 30 New York ...

Piers Morgan Is STILL Tripping

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The BS continues from Piers Morgan, who let his vanillacentric cisprivilege take over and continue his attacks in the wake of his first jack...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Happy 19th Birthday, Trayvon!

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Today would have been the 19th birthday of Trayvon Benjamin Martin if not for a fateful encounter with bigoted neighborhood watchman Georg...

Piers Morgan Starts Tripping After Janet Calls Him Out Over Interview

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After Janet Mock called Piers Morgan out for sensationalizing her CNN interview with her, Piers Morgan took to Twitter to strike back and ...

I Received A 2014 GLAAD Media Award Nomination!

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Was surprised and pleased to find out during Creating Change Houston that I may have made a little Black  and trans history. TransGriot re...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Janet's Big Day

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Today's launch of her book Redefining Realness was the fulfillment of a dream for Janet Mock to become a published author.  It's ...

Upcoming TWCUC Trans Panel Discussion

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My first local post Creating Change event will take place later this week. A Transgender Forum sponsored by the Transwomen of Color United...
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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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