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

Friday, July 25, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Texans Opening 2014 Training Camp Edition

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It  was not a great 2013 NFL for me or my fave NFL team.. year.  I had the worst year ever of NFL prognostication after coming into it as th...

Say Hello To Andreja!

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So it will be interesting to see in 2012 how Andrej Pejic tops this and what other interesting developments happen in Pejic's life gend...

HERO Updates, Notes and News-July 25

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I spent an interesting Thursday night over at Resurrection MCC with Dee Dee Watters and 25 leaders leaders in the Houston African-American ...

Calling Out The US Conference Of Catholic Bishops Transphobia

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TransGriot Note: Another guest post from Fallon Fox.  She had a lot to say about the US Conference of Catholic Bishops letting their transph...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Houston Black Community Needs To Be BETTER LGBT Allies

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You and your misguided friends are hypocritically siding with the same conservative oppressors that oppose the African-American community o...

HERO Updates, Notes and News- July 24

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It's time for another HERO news update.   Since my last one , the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance is a few days short of being two mon...

Laverne Cox On 'The View'

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My Emmy Award nominated sis showed up on ABC's The View a few days ago to discuss the remarkable 2014 she's having and talk about...

Race Wasn't Involved In NYPD Garner Killing? Yeah, Right

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As my brother Dr. Kortney Ziegler pointed out, in a life imitates art moment, 43 year old Eric Garner's cause of death last Friday, like...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Moni's Heading To The NABJ Convention!

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This time next week I'll be headed to Boston for the 39th annual edition of the National Assn of Black Journalists Convention that is be...

TransTech's First Orientation

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There have been some amazing things going on in Trans World lately, and what transpired in Chicago on Sunday is just the latest example.  Tr...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Fallon's Fun With Flawed TERF Sports Thinking

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TransGriot Note: Been a while since I had a guest post up from my sis Fallon Fox and one slamming the TERF's.  I get to gleefully do bot...

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...
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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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