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

Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Fallon Fox Being Inducted In National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall Of Fame!

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So proud of my sis Fallon Fox, who was named to the 2014 class of inductees for the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame! The N...

Chicago TransLife Center Trans Respect Billboard Campaign Launched

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I believe we have been given another opportunity to attack and destroy another meme deployed against us that feeds into the unjust treatmen...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Headed Back To H-Town From The Innovation Summit

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This was a short but nice trip to our nation's capitol for the first ever White House LGBT Innovation Summit in which I got to see some ...
Monday, July 07, 2014

The Inaugural LGBT Innovation Summit

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The reason I'm in Washington DC is for the first ever LGBT Innovation Summit.that is starting as you read this at the Eisenhower Executi...
Sunday, July 06, 2014

I'm In DC For The LGBT Innovation Summit

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Assuming my flights are on time, should be walking off the airplane at BWI and headed to my hotel to chill out in preparation for my big day...

Air Marshal Taking Flight To DC Again

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The Air Marshal (my old nickname in the trans human rights ranks) is going to be up at the crack of dawn headed to Hobby to make another tri...
Saturday, July 05, 2014

Why Joan Rivers FLOTUS Comment Was Racistly Insulting

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As an unapologetically proud Black trans woman, one of the cornerstones of this blog is working to build self esteem, confidence and pride...

New H-town Area Code Launched

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When I was growing up, the area code synonymous with the city of Houston and Southeast Texas since 1947 was 713.  Ironically when the Los An...
Friday, July 04, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Fourth Of July 2014 Edition

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Happy Independence Day!  Today is our nation's 238th birthday, and it is being celebrated across the country with parade, concerts, barb...

HERO Updates, Notes and News-July 4

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Now that the faith-based haters have made their latest move to hate on the month old Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, it's time for me ...

Stopping James Crow III

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Guest Post By Dawn Wilson Happy Independence Day, and welcome to the James Crow III Era.   . Within weeks of the SCOTUS desecration...
Thursday, July 03, 2014

2014 Edition Of The Honor 41 List Coming Soon!

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Last year Alberto Mendoza unveiled the inaugural version of the Honor 41 List, which serves to honor and highlight the contributions of LGBT...

Mayor Parker HERO Press Conference Today

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Today is the deadline for the haters to turn in their petitions in their attempt to repeal the HERO.    Of course they will claim when the...

Frenchy's 45th Anniversary!

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You long time TransGriot readers may recall as part of a series of posts I was doing about my fave local chains when I was living in Da Vi...

Suspect In Tiffany Edwards Murder Turns Himself In

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Good news out of Cincinnati to report.    Quamar Edwards, who since Saturday has had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with the s...

HERO Petition Check Training

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The deadline is today for the HERO haters to get their petitions in to the city secretary so they can be checked to determine they collected...
Wednesday, July 02, 2014

President Obama Announces Executive Order To Protect Federal Trans Employees

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President Obama had a surprise of his own for the people gathered in the White House's East Room  for the 2014 edition of the LGBT Pri...

Louisville Forum Still Stonewalling On Adding Trans Panelist

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So yes Louisville Forum, it it time to allow transpeople to plead their own cause.  Without a trans person on that panel, your impartiali...

50th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Signing

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I was a mere toddler when this event happened, but it was a critical one in determining the type of America I got to grow up in as an Africa...
Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Arrest Made In Brittany Kidd-Stergis Murder Case

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While the month of June was a deadly one for trans women of color in the States, we did have some progress made toward justice being serve...
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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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