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Tuesday, September 09, 2014

My Latest WFPL-FM 'Strange Fruit' Interview

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Y'all know I have much love for Dr. Kaila Story and Jaison Gardner, (AKA 'Niece' and 'Nephew' and they refer to me as &#...
Monday, September 08, 2014

GenderProud Twitter Chat Tonight

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Tonight a Twitter chat sponsored by GenderProud will happen that will discuss an interesting topic. Over the last decade we have seen th...

My Thoughts On The Griffin SCC Speech

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I was shocked to note when I read the transcript of the speech HRC President Chad Griffin delivered on Friday to the huddled masses at the ...

Diamond Williams Case Update: Preliminary Hearing Tomorrow

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In our last update on what was happening in the search for justice for Diamond Williams, there was a mental competency hearing held for D...

Bryn Mawr Students And Alums Craft Trans Inclusion Petition

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Following the lead of Oakland's Mills College, Mount Holyoke College became the first Seven Sisters one to change their admissions polic...

Trans Latina Killed In Memphis

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Well people, it has unfortunately happened again.  We have lost another one of our trans sisters and her name is Alejandra Leos.   This ti...
Sunday, September 07, 2014

2014 Williams Watch-Serena Goes For The US Open Threepeat

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Number one seeded Serena Williams has been all business and brutally efficient in this march to the 2014 US Open final.   Taylor Townsend ...
Saturday, September 06, 2014

Trans Women Are Representin' During NY Fashion Week

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It's Fashion Week in New York.   It's the twice yearly time when for a week tents pop up in Bryant Park to host the fashion shows i...

Windslowe Pumping Case Update

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Been a while since I had any news concerning the Padge Victoria Windslowe pumping case in Philly. Windslowe was arrested in 2012 and charg...
Friday, September 05, 2014

Application Deadline For HBCU LGBT Leadership and Career Summit

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A September 8 deadline is quickly approaching for the 2014 HBCU LGBT Leadership and Career Summit which will take place October 4-7 in our ...
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Chad Griffin's 2014 Southern Comfort Speech

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This will be a pivotal speech for HRC.  Depending on what happens after it is delivered, it will either start HRC on the road to redemption...

Shut Up Fool Awards-NFL Kickoff Weekend Edition

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The 2014 NFL season kicked off last night with the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks opening at home.   After unveiling their ...

Another Statistic

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TransGriot Note:  From time to time I like posting my own creative writing on the blog since I talk about so many serious subjects here.  ...

Save The Sexual Minorities Archives House

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As you long time readers of TransGriot are aware of, one of the missions of this blog is to talk about our history as transpeople. One of ...
Thursday, September 04, 2014

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks-Week 1

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The 2014 NFL season kicks off tonight, and after a horrible (for me) 2013 season on two levels I get to once again match football wits wi...

Mississippi Silicone Pumper Tracey Lynn Garner Gets Life

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Been keeping an eye on the Tracey Lynn Garner silicone pumping case in Mississippi that resulted in the death of 37 year old Karima Gordon o...

Gender Nonconforming Teen Sues SC DMV

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You may have heard about the incident back in March in which Chase Culpepper was forced to take off the makeup he was wearing and 'look ...
Wednesday, September 03, 2014

More 2014 Honor 41 Trans Videos

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There were nine trans people named to the 2014 edition of the Honor 41 list honoring the contributions of LGBT Latinos.  As their videos get...

2014 FIBA World Cup Watch-Just Winning, Baby!

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The 2014 FIBA World Cup started while I was chilling in Louisville, and I got the opportunity when I wasn't running around hanging out ...

Interesting SCC 2014 Starts Today

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When this year's edition of the Southern Comfort Conference kicks off in suburban Atlanta today, it's going to be noteworthy for se...
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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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