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

Thursday, April 10, 2014

UH Josephine Tittsworth Act Town Hall Meeting

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I've been saying to the UHD Gators during my last several visits on their campus that I've spent more time visiting One Main Street ...
Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Welcome To The Black Trans Renaissance!

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Kortney discussed it during his interview with Katrina Goodlett , and when he mentioned the words 'Black Trans Renaissance', it made...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014

I Find The Proposed Houston HRO's Lack Of Citywide Employment Protections Disturbing

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I'm hearing disturbing chatter coming from my human rights sources here in Houston concerning the proposed Houston Human Rights Ordinanc...

The 2014 Trans 100 List (US)

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The names of the 100 people who are 2014 Trans 100 honorees were revealed March 30 in a live event at the Mayne Stage in Chicago.    Now t...

Moni Goes To A Movie Premiere

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As many of you TransGriot readers knew, the film Hello Forever with my homegirl Isis King was debuting last night at the ongoing WorldFest ...
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Monday, April 07, 2014

Chevara's Letter Concering The Cyberbullying Of Aaron

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TransGriot Note: Chevara Orrin's letter concerning the recent homophobic cyber-bullying of Aaron McCorkle.   She was the co-founder and ...

Josephine Tittsworth Act UH Town Hall Wednesday

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The University of Houston SGA has proposed a bill that seeks to have the University of Houston follow existing EEO and non discrimination ...

Tired Of Black TBLG Women Getting Harassed For Going To The Bathroom

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Had a nice conversation with Andraya Williams Saturday in which she reminded me we'd met when I was in Charlotte in 2012 to deliver the...
Sunday, April 06, 2014

Unveiling Of Houston MLK Jr. Plaza Statue Delayed

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Across the street from the soon to be opened MacGregor Park-MLK Station on the METRORail Purple Line a memorial plaza is being built.   Th...

Isis Coming To H-town For WorldFest!

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Well well, looks like I'll finally get that opportunity to give my sis that hug I promised her a few years ago. The 47th annual Wor...
Saturday, April 05, 2014

Aaron's Response To B-Daht

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As you TransGriot readers are aware of courtesy of the viral post I wrote earlier this week (14,000 hits and counting), some homophobic hati...

Tona Brown To Carnegie Hall Campaign Update

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In case you're wondering where our sis Tona Brown's indiegogo campaign is in terms of raising the $3,500 she needs to get to Carneg...
Friday, April 04, 2014

Mayor Parker Discusses TBLG Inclusive Human Rights Ordinance

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During Mayor Annise Parker's State of the City address she gave to a crowd of 1600 members and guests of the Greater Houston Partnership...

Shut Up Fool Awards- It's April, Fool! Edition

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Today is the first Friday in April, and there's a lot going on connected with this April 4 date.   Today happens to be the 20th anni...

Today Is My 20 Year Transition Anniversary!

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Today is the day 20 years ago I walked into Houston Intercontinental Airport's Terminal C to clock in at my then seven year old airline ...
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Thursday, April 03, 2014

Thanks To My Trans Sistas, Too

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Tomorrow will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 day I began the very public coming out phase of my gender transition.   I wrote a post...

Will April Be A Deadly Month For African-American Transwomen This Year?

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With the calendar page flipping from March to April, the weather gets warmer (at least in some parts of the country), the shorts come out an...

Safe Bathrooms DC To Launch Today

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As you've noticed, with all the 'bathroom predator' lies and shade throw by TERF and our right wing opponents in their morall...

Countdown To The GLAAD Media Awards

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The Los Angeles ones are happening April 12, and congrats to my homegirl Laverne Cox for receiving GLAAD's Stephen F Kolzak Award.   ...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Christie Lee Van de Putte Dies

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When I traveled to San Antonio for their TDOR last November, one of the people I was hoping to see but didn't that evening was Christie ...
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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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