TransGriot

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

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Fred Is Dead

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Yep, Our longtime TBLG community hater and founder of the Westboro Baptist Talabaptist Church Cult Fred Phelps passed away yesterday.   ...

It Is Revolutionary To Be Trans

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Laverne Cox was speaking tell it like it T-I-S is truth when she stated, "It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be se...

Happy Birthday Minister BobbieJean!

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Today would have been the birthday of Minister Bobbie Jean Baker if she hadn't been taken away from us far too soon on New Year's Da...

Poetic Posts II

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From time to time I flex my creative writing side and write short stories or poetry.  Most of the time I usually write poems when I'm hi...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Koomah And Stephanie Saint Sanchez Present An Evening Of Queer Voices

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Later tonight I'm headed to Diverse Works to take part in an event presented by Koomah and Stephanie Saint Sanchez entitled ' An E...

RuPaul (As Usual) Gives Me Another Reason To Despise Him

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I've written more than a few posts about my dislike of RuPaul Andre Charles bordering on contempt for his over a decade long transphobic...
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Since When Did Transfeminine Athletes Have An Advantage Over Cisfeminine Ones?

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'The Women’s Sports Foundation supports the right of all athletes, including transgender athletes, to participate in athletic competit...

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

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Since it's Women's History Month and I do have a lot of women's sports fans who peruse this blog, ever since 2008 I have been p...
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...
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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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