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

Friday, June 13, 2014

PTHC 2014 Diary-Busy First Day

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The first day of the 2014 edition of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference dawned overcast and cool,  but it didn't dampen my excitem...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

PTHC 2014-Day 1 Preview

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It's the first day of the 13th annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.   It's my first ever one, and I'm excited and feelin...

PTHC 2014 Diary-Oh, The People You Will Meet

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One of the wonderful things about events like the Philly Trans Health Conference is that for one of the few times in our lives, trans people...

2014 FIFA World Cup Starts Today

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I'll have to set aside some time to do so while I'm in Philly, but the 2014 FIFA World Cup finally starts group stage play later t...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

I've Finally Arrived In Philly!

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After traveling through the ATL to get here from Houston and ducking a few storm clouds on both flights, the Air Marshal has finally made i...

Canadian Senate Stonewalling Trans Rights Bill Passage

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My Canadian trans cousins were justifiably celebrating along with the rest of the world when on its fourth attempt, C-279, the Trans Rights ...

Leaving On A Jet Plane- Back To Philly Again

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It's been 14 months since I last took a flight which had Philadelphia as its final destination, but once again I'm piling up the fre...

SBC Officially Hates The Trans Community

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Count the Southern Baptists along with the Roman Catholic Church as a religious denomination that officially has an anti-transgender policy...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Down Goes Cantor! Down Goes Cantor!

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As you longtime TransGriot readers know I can't stand conservafools, and never liked Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) the House Majority Leader...

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...
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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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