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

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

TSA Travel Tips For Transpeeps

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I recently heard about one of my transsisters having a less than pleasant experience going through TSA security on a recent flight up to be...

Help Addie Get To DC For Her Internship

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Addie Vincent is one of our Left Coast girls like us who has earned an exciting opportunity to intern with the Victory Fund in our nation&#...

A Baltimore Trans Woman Speaks

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TransGriot Note: Our guest poster Lady Dane Edidi is a Baltimore native and a girl like us who resides in Washington DC.   She's a perfo...

NBJC Statement Concerning The TBLG Executive Order

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As you TransGriot readers are aware of, yesterday morning President Barack Obama signed executive orders banning federal contractors from di...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Leticia Van de Putte Convention Videos

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As I keep pointing out, Wendy Davis isn't the only woman running at the top of the Texas Democratic party ticket this fall.   Longtime ...

HERO Civil Rights Strategy Meeting Thursday

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On Thursday July 24 there will be a HERO Civil Rights Strategy Meeting held at Resurrection MCC Church starting at 7 PM. One of the things i...

POTUS To Sign Exec Orders Banning TBLG Workplace Discrimination Today

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Happening in mere moments from the White House will be President Obama signing two executive orders 11246 and 11478 that ban workplace di...

Post Number 8000

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You're looking at post number 8000 since I started the blog on January 1, 2006. As y'all know, that's a lot of writing and a l...

NBJC Emancipation Campaign

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You know that I have been down with the mission of the National Black Justice Coalition throughout the life of this blog and have much love ...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

HERO Show On HMS-TV

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As many of you readers may be aware of, I was invited to participate in a televised discussion concerning the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance...

45th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

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After blasting off from Pad 39A in Florida and a three day journey to enter lunar orbit, the world is waiting as astronauts Neil Armstron...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Belgium Has A Transgender Parliamentarian!

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University of Ghent professor Petra De Sutter has become the second serving trans parlimentarian in Europe after recent elections in her na...

WMATA Will Finally Open Silver Line July 26

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When I was up in DC for the LGBT Innovation Summit and took the Metrorail train to Capitol Hill, one of the things I noted was the direction...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Houston LGBT Community Needs To Be BETTER Black Community Allies

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''Failure to engage my community means failure to win at the ballot box.'  -TransGriot., March 23, 2009  Black People More Homo...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Stupidity Is Too Damn High Edition

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It's Friday, and you know what that means TransGriot readers.  Time to call out this week's fool, fools or group of fools for this...

Je-Shawna's Last NBJC Day

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When I attended the 2011 OUT on the Hill, one of the many awesome people I got to meet besides half of my fave DC power couple in Aisha Mood...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Damn! Damn! Damn!

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That famous Good Times scene in which the late Esther Rolle while playing the iconic Florida Evans, lets loose her anger, frustration an...

HMS-TV Talks About The HERO Tonight

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For you peeps wanting more info about the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and everything surrounding our nearly two month old law, I'l...

Tracey Update

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A few months ago I wrote about Tracey Wilson, the trans kid in Vancouver whose parents filed a human rights complaint with the BC Human Rig...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Another Transwoman Killed In Baltimore

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Received the sad news today another transwoman was killed in Baltimore The body of 26 year old Mia Henderson was found in an northwes...
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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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