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

Friday, June 20, 2014

Sharron, Why You Hatin' On Janet?

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One of the pleasures of my first ever Philadelphia Trans Health Conference experience was getting to see Janet Mock's keynote speech in ...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Happy Juneteenth Trans Texans!

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We've stepped off the mental plantation of shame, fear and guilt and are taking those bold steps into being proud trans masculine and t...

USA World Cup 2014 Watch-Revenge!

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When the World Cup draw happened a few months ago with the USA ending up in the Group G  'Group of Death' with Germany, Portugal an...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I Don't Mind Being A Mentor...But

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One of the things that I have made a priority ever since I started my own transition 20 years ago was to one day be that mentor to the next ...

MHP On Open Military Service For Trans People

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You know where I stand on this issue, and I believe it's past time for it to happen.  Melissa Harris-Perry in one of her commentarie...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Publicist Leigha Hagood Comes Out As Trans

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TransGriot Note: I have pointed out more than a few times over the years that trans women can accomplish and do anything if just given the o...

Denmark Becomes First European Nation To Pass Progressive Gender Identity Law

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Over six decades ago Denmark was the nation in which Christine Jorgensen underwent her hormonal transition.   Now Denmark becomes the fir...

HERO: Next Steps Meeting

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You know I thought is was important if I tore myself away from the USA's initial World Cup match to head over to Resurrection MCC to att...

Where's The Black Trans Man-Black Trans Woman Romantic Love?

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June is the traditional start for the wedding season and just like 'errbody' else, trans masculine and trans feminine people are se...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

HERO: Next Steps Meeting Tonight

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As I've been reminding everyone, passing the #HERO was the easiest part of the process.   Now we have to defend it from our misguided ...

Trans Latinas Representing In Chicago

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While much of Trans World was focused on the just concluded Philadelphia Trans Health Conference in Philly, some of our trans Latina siste...

RIP Zoraida Reyes

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"Life is too short. We have to enjoy life however we want. We can love whoever we like. We were born to help others. We all are e...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Malala's Father Speaks

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It's Father's Day, and this is an interesting TED talk given by  Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of international human rights activi...

Heading Back To H-town From PTHC 2014

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The 2014 Philly Trans Health Conference is one for the history books, and Sammi Jo probably has her phone off and is resting after the succe...
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PTHC 2014 Diary-Day Three Recap

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It's the last day of the 2014 Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, and my body told me it was time to get more sleep than I have been ...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Flag Day 2014

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We are also aware through a perusal of history that any marginalized group fighting for their human rights is usually demonized at some poi...

PTHC 2014-Day 3 Preview

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The final day of the Philly Trans Health Conference is another one jam packed full of seminars .  As to which ones I'll attend today...

PTHC 2014 Diary-Day Two Recap

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It's the middle day of the 2014 Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.  After a nap I arose at 4 AM to do some writing, get breakfast whe...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards- In The PTHC 2014 House Edition

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As y'all already know I'm in Philadelphia for the 13th annual edition of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference at the Pennsylvani...

PTHC 2014-Day 2 Preview

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It's Day 2 of the Philly Trans Health Conference, and in addition to more exciting seminars , we have another keynote speech today bei...
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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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