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

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Why Isn't Gwen Ifill Being Suggested To Host 'Meet The Press' ?

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The iconic NBC Sunday morning interview show Meet The Press under current host David Gregory has slid to a distant third in recent rating...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

6th Annual TTNS Hits The Road Next Month

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One of my favorite events to attend since I'm moved back home and haven't missed is the Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit. ...

I'm So Houston.....

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There's been a meme going around on Facebook in which people are reminiscing about their hometowns triggered by the words 'I&...
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...
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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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