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

Monday, August 04, 2014

Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law Overturned

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Score one for Team Human Rights!  On Friday the Ugandan Constitutional Court overturned the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Law on the basis th...
Sunday, August 03, 2014

Arrest Made In DC Metro Trans Stabbing Incident

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I'd been in my Boston hotel room barely three hours Wednesday when I received word about a 15 year old transfeminine teen being stabbed ...

Arrest Made In Shancez Murder Case

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An arrest has been made in the Yaz'min Shancez case! After a month long investigation, 45 year old Terry Lynn Brady of Fort Myers was ar...
Saturday, August 02, 2014

The Air Marshal's Travel Day From Hell

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As someone who spent 14 years in the aviation industry (and misses it at times) and is flying around the country for different events, I lov...
Friday, August 01, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Moni's Flying Home Edition

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After spending a few days in Boston, I'm enroute back to the Lone Star State after handling my business at the NABJ convention.   Whil...

Heading Back Home From Boston To H-town

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I've had a wonderful time here on my first trip to Boston for the NABJ convention, and the best part it is has been 15 degrees coole...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

NABJ Trans Panel Discussion Today

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The convention kicked off while I was enroute to Boston with an opening address from Gov. Deval Patrick,  but my participating in it starts ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

I'm In Beantown!

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Well after my nonstop flight up here and navigating Boston's T, I have finally made it to my home for the next two days.  I'm chec...

HERO Updates, Notes And News-July 30

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In our latest update of HERO news, Dave Welch of the Houston Area Pastors Haters Council is in this one. Welch is one of our longtime in...
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Air Marshal Takes Flight To Boston

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I'm at Hobby again to take another jet plane.  This time I'm headed to Boston for the National Association of Black Journalists Co...

Jazz Does Vlogging

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One of the highlights of my recent trip to take part in the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference was getting to finally meet and spend some ...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

UH Cougars New Football Stadium Opening In A Month

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A month from now the University of Houston Cougars will start their 2014 season on August 29 in their new football stadium with an 8 PM CD...

Leigha Hagood's Handling Her Business

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You may remember me writing the story back in June about publicist Leigha Hagood, the 'Olivia Pope of the Hip-Hop World' who had her...
Monday, July 28, 2014

HERO Updates, Notes And News- July 28

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The HERO is two months old today!  As of yet no Houston bakers have been forced to bake swastika cakes against their will, we haven't ...

Inaugural Chicago Trans* Beach Party A Success

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Yesterday the guys and girls like us in Chicago held their first annual Trans Pride Beach Party at Ardmore Hollywood Beach which had a dual...

100 Days Until The Election

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Well people, it's 100 days until the critical November 4 midterm election happens across the country, and the clock is ticking. Cont...

TBLG Youth Of Color Survey About LGBT Movement

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The negative way some of my haters bump their gums about the subject, it's only Moni talking about and calling out the lack of inters...
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&...
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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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