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

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Why I Hate The 'All Politicians Are The Same' Meme

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I posted a comment to my Facebook page yesterday that stated 'the bigots I was most concerned about are ones who have the power to write...

Trans*cending At Black Girl Dangerous

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TransGriot readers, there's another spot you'll get to read my writing besides the home blog.  As of yesterday, my monthly Trans*c...

Moni's 2014 NCAA Men's B-Ball Bracket

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I love March Madness like 'errbody' else, except when they keep showing replays of the last painful seconds of a certain 1983 NCAA t...
Monday, March 17, 2014

DeSoto ISD Posts Problematic Prom Dress Code

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Well Trans* Class of 2014, I did warn y'all last June to be ready to fight your trans oppressors .   And word to the wise Trans* Class...
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Tona Brown As Principessa

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Time for a little culture, TransGriot readers!.  I mentioned Tona Brown was performing in the DC metro area last weekend in the Puccini...

If The Trans Rights Movement Wants To Win...

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Trans people of color will and must be able to lead it.  I've been complaining for years along with other trans people of color about ...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Happy 50th Birthday Octavia St Laurent!

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Today would have been the milestone birthday of one of our ballroom legends in Octavia St. Laurent.had she not gone to be with the ancesto...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Pick When Stand Your Ground Won't Work

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It's time to play TransGriot Final Jeopardy Here is your TransGriot Final Jeopardy clue.  .   The situation in which the ALEC pimp...

Fallon Fights Next Friday

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Next Friday March 21 our WMMA fighting sister Fallon Fox will enter the cage and get busy at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago as part of a big 5...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Wendy Williams Steps Into Transphobic Territory Again

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Wendy Williams is already on my caca list for her misgendering comments of Viola Davis during the 2012 Oscars, and has a long, negative his...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Happy 40th Birthday Grace Park Edition

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Today is the milestone birthday of actress Grace Park, who was born in Los Angeles in 1974, and raised in Vancouver after she and her family...

Nobody Wants To Hear Your Transphobic Bigotry, Mario

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The slain Tejano singer Selena is well loved in the Latin@ community and especially here in Texas. There have been more than a few tim...

Another Month, Another Contentious HISD Board Meeting

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Stay tuned because there will be fireworks at this Thursday's HISD 4 PM CDT board meeting. --TransGriot   March 13, 2014. Can I cal...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Moni's Headed To The HISD School Board Meeting

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I'm preparing to head over to Houston northwest side and the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center for today's 4 PM CDT HISD...

Discrimination Has No Place In Houston Petition

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As you are well aware of TransGriot readers, I'm a proud native Houstonian who has been more than fed up about the lack of a comprehensi...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

A Mother Of A Trans Child Speaks

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As I will continue to point out, and the existence of people like Kenya's Audrey Mbugua drives home, transpeople do exist on the secon...

Julie Burchill Is Hatin' Again.

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There are just times when you just have to call somebody's azz out, and this is one of those times. Got a little concerned when the TE...
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Congrats Cecilia!

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Congrats to my Cali homegirl Cecilia Chung, who along with trans women Desiree Jade Sol and Dayna Sinopoli were honored Monday by the Cali...

Saving JJ-The Sequel

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Last year I wrote about the controversial efforts of HISD Superintendent Dr. Terry Grier to close my high school alma mater that was thwarte...

Tona Brown To Sing In DC Area Opera Friday

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Too bad I won't be able to be there to see it, but for those of you in the Washington DC metro area, you'll get an opportunity to en...
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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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