TransGriot

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

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Tiq and Laverne on Katie Today

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Yesterday it was Laverne Cox making an appearance on the Wendy Williams Show.   Today it's Tiq Milan and Laverne appearing on the Ka...

Being Trans Is A Choice...Yeah, Right

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When the news broke that R. Kelly's child  Jay is part of Team Trans, I was happy for him  But what I was NOT happy about was seeing o...

'The New Black' Debuts On PBS Sunday

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Ironically as we were fighting to pass the HERO, across the street from City Hall at the Houston Public Library downtown branch the Houston ...
Monday, June 09, 2014

Laverne's On Wendy Williams Show Today

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You may wish to check your local listings or the Wendy Williams Show website to find out when it comes on in your area, but a trans progr...

Better Worry About The 2014 Midterm Elections First

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One of the things that is irritating me in liberal-progressive world is people who are obsessing about the 2016 presidential elections and w...
Sunday, June 08, 2014

CBS Stories Of Transgender Children

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This is the CBS News story on trans kids that was broadcast this morning.

Hypocritical Houston Christian

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Team HERO and all of us who supported the passage of our newly minted human rights ordinance were surprised to hear that one of the kneegrow...
Saturday, June 07, 2014

Southern Baptists Considering Officially Hating On Trans People

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When I lived in Louisville, my house was across the street from the odious Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.   I woke every morning in ...

RIP Kandy Hall

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I've been able to avoid doing this for six months.   But unfortunately the odds were good that one of our transsisters was going to be k...

The Day I Died

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This is a guest post from my Canadian homegirl Michelle Dumaresq that she wrote in response to the Ryders Eyewear ad controversy. Dear Ryd...
Friday, June 06, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-SUF Day For Fools Edition

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Today is the 70th anniversary of the successful June 6, 1944 amphibious invasion of Normandy by allied troops from Great Britain, Canada an...

Ryders Eyewear Transphobic Ad Fail

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Well, here we go with another company who is getting the message the hard way that transphobia not only doesn't sell products, the tra...

70th Anniversary Of D-Day Invasion

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June 6, 1944 was one of the pivotal moments not only of World War II but of world history.   70 years ago on this date on the shores of No...

Houston HERO Opponent Accused Of Sexual Harassment

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“I say to you, what if I came into the bathroom while you were sitting on the toilet? Wouldn’t you feel uncomfortable?” -Pastor Kendall B...
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Thursday, June 05, 2014

Houston Style Magazine Issues A Retraction To Problematic HERO Post

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I'd demand a retraction and apology, but I'd probably have better odds of seeing the Astros, Texans, Rockets, Dynamo and Dash all wi...

Faith Based Cognitive Dissonance

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Ran into that all last month from the faith-based HERO haters at 901 Bagby Street    But note to the Christians uber Alles crowd:  The HER...
Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Today's The 25th Anniversary Of A Massacre..

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The world will never forget .    It's the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in which it is estimated that...

Houston Style Magazine, Stop Pimping The HERO Bathroom Lie

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One of the things that has really pissed me and Team HERO off about this battle to pass the now week old Houston Equal Rights Ordinance is h...

What's Up With Tona's Carnegie Hall Gofundme Campaign?

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Tona Brown's upcoming historic Carnegie Hall concert in New York is one that promises to be one interesting and magical night three w...

Director Thompson, How About A 'Transgender' Category For the 2020 Census?

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US Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson wrote a blogpost yesterday announcing that a Local Census Office was opening in Washington  DC...
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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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