TransGriot

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

Sunday, March 09, 2014

I've Applied For The Amtrak Writers Residency

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One of my nicknames that longtime trans activists call me is the 'Air Marshal'.   I got that nickname to not only differentiate me f...

Did You Spring Forward In 2014?

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We are now as of 2 AM on Daylight Savings Time until November 2.  So if you neglected to move those clocks up one hour, that's why you&#...

Kentucky HB 171 Hearing Testimony

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It was one of the things I was working on before I left Kentucky, and I was pleased to hear that the statewide Fairness Bill, HB 171 finally...
Saturday, March 08, 2014

Let's Go 2014 Houston Dynamo!

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One of the interesting things about Major League Soccer is that like baseball, it has a long season and a very short offseason.  It was ju...

Told Y'all Conservafools Don't Care About Non-White Americans

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Every time I start riffing on this blog about the many ways that conservatism only benefits wealthy white people and I call it and the Repub...

Spring Forward 2014

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Wow, Daylight Savings time came early this year. So y'all in the States know what's up.  At 2 AM Sunday morning you need to move t...
Friday, March 07, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Send In The CPAC Clowns Edition

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Looks like the #LGBTMedia14 team picked the correct weekend to NOT be inside I-495.   This week Washington DC has to contend with hordes of ...

Chief Lanier, Looks Like You DO Have An MPD Transphobia Problem

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While I was in DC for the LGBT Media Journalists Convening last week,  I was having such a good time with the ladies of Casa Ruby Friday nig...

Hey People, LVP's Running, Too

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While the state and national attention has been focused on State Sen.Wendy Davis in her run for the Texas governor's chair, I do need ...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

March 6, 1857-A Date That Will Live In SCOTUS Infamy

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"beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations, and so ...

Upcoming 'Whose Beloved Community?' Conference At Emory

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Definitely wish I could b in the ATL for this one, but I'm already committed to an event on the HCC-Southeast campus on one of the dates...

Inaugural BlaqOut Conference Coming Next Month

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The inaugural BlaqOUT Conference will be held April 18-19 on the UC Riverside campus! The University of California, Riverside cordially i...

Maryland Trans Rights Bill Passes Senate

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If you peruse my posts from the early part of 2011, you'll note a series of them in which I was part of a coalition of trans Marylanders...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Aisha And Danielle Talk About Haters

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In their latest Politini on The Grio segment, my fave DC power couple Aisha and Danielle Moodie-Mills talk about online haters and the vin...
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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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