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

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

UH Josephine Tittsworth Act Vote Happening Tomorrow

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The town hall event was packed last week, and I expect the same thing will happen tomorrow when the UH SGA Senate returns to their ultramo...

About Time The Offensive Trans Slur Terms Were Dropped From 'Drag Race'

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It took them long enough, but Logo has pulled the problematic episode of RuPaul's Drag Race featuring the 'female or she-male'...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Let's Play TransGriot Jeopardy 3

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Have a new clue for you in TransGriot Jeopardy.     Remember,  your answer much be in the form of a question. The category is Black Trans ...

2014 GLAAD Media Awards LA

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Saturday night on the Left Coast the GLAAD Media Awards, LA Division were held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  My category will be announced...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

President Obama's NAN Convention Speech

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President Obama spoke at the 2014 National Action Network Convention in New York on Friday in which he called out the GOP on the voter sup...

Lumberton ISD Trans Teacher Reinstated

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52 year old Laura Jane Klug had been a substitute teacher in the Lumberton Independent School District near Beaumont teaching without incide...

Transphobic 6 Term MP Rob Anders Defeated

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Read some interesting news out of Alberta concerning a north of the border transphobic foe of ours in Conservative MP Rob Anders. He has h...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Construction Starting On METRORail Central Station

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And unfortunately it won't look like this Snohetta design.  It'll be just another standardized cookie cutter generic design of the c...

Houston Dash Play Inaugural NWSL Match Tonight

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It's the day we women's soccer fans have been waiting for ever since we found out in December we would be getting a National Women&...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Monica Jones Guilty Of Walking While Black Trans In Arizona

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Have another reason to not like Arizona despite some of the cool people who call it home. Been keeping an eye on the ongoing case of ASU s...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Happy Birthday Tricia Helfer Edition

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Today is the milestone 40th birthday of Canadian actress Tricia Helfer, who is as any BSG fan can tell you well known for her role as the hu...

Congrats Consuella!

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Needed to congratulate my DC homegirl Consuella Lopez for her recent appointment to the Mayor's Advisory Committee to the Office of GLB...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

What We Has Here Is A Fauxgressive Failure To Communicate 4

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Once again I find myself in a situation in which I'm  checking Facebook, reading some of my friend's Facebook threads. make a commen...
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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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