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

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Trans Woman Beaten In New York

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This is another concrete example why GENDA needs to be expeditiously passed. Was pissed off to hear via Gay City News that on October 12 ...

Jazz Named To 2014 Time Magazine 25 Most Influential Teens List

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In a year in which a teen has won a Nobel Peace Prize, and is garnering attention as an emerging leader in the Hong Kong democracy protest...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Transpinay Killed In Philippines

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The murderously rough week internationally for trans women continues with word that a US Marine has been detained and being investigated...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving 2014, Eh!

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Today is Thanksgiving day north of the border.   All my readers across Canada are taking time out of their lives to count their blessings an...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Happy Birthday Bamby And Dawn!

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October 12 happens to be the shared birthday of two people in the trans community I have mad love and respect for as leaders and role model...
Saturday, October 11, 2014

Arrest Made In Zoraida Reyes Murder

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There is finally some great news to report concerning the case of our fallen trans sister Zoraida Reyes.   The 28 year old activist was o...

Nartional Coming Out Day 2014- It's STILL Different And Challenging For Trans People

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"If you're trans*, it's even scarier and a much different dynamic from our LGB brothers and sisters because a gender transitio...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Malala Wins The Nobel Peace Prize!

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Exactly two years and one day removed from the horrific day Taliban terrorists boarded her school bus and tried her to kill her for being...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend 2014 Edition

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My TransGriot readers come from many countries, but the top one for visitors have been the Canadians.   This is Thanksgiving weekend for m...

Texas Voter Suppression Law Struck Down Again

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Last night we Texans received some wonderful news with early voting scheduled to start on October 20.  After hearing three weeks of testi...

'Laverne Cox Presents The T Word' Documentary On October 17

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Coming up on October 17 will be a documentary on trans youth that will be simulcast on the MTV and LOGO networks. It's entitled Lavern...

Happy Birthday, Islan

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Today would have been the 23rd birthday of my fallen New York transsister Islan Nettles. But because she ran into some transphobes on a Ha...
Thursday, October 09, 2014

Conversation Between bell and Laverne

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The New School hosted bell hooks for another week long residency with he having conversations with high profile people of color. One of the ...

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks- Week 6

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I had another fantastic week picking NFL games, going 12-3 in Week 5 . Only problem, that wasn't good enough to win the week.   Eli and ...

Doing Some Brazilian Trans Musing

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One of the things I have wanted to have happen for a while as a child of the African Diaspora is to have better communications links and f...

The Task Force Is FINALLY Changing Its Name

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When I began my advocacy work on behalf of the trans community in 1998, one of the few national organizations that supported us was the Tas...
Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Zeam's MSHSL Testimony

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Because Minnesota is not among the 32 states that have policies or procedures for participation by transgender student-athletes, the Min...
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Audrey Mbugua Wins Her Landmark Case!

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Been talking about this on the blog since last year, and finally have some wonderful news to report. Prominent Kenyan trans activist Audr...
Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Happy Birthday Dee Dee!

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I met her last year at a trans POC meeting, and it has been a blessing to me and the city of Houston.   Ever since we met, we have been co...

What Do You Mean Transitioning Was A 'Waste Of My Potential?'

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Was talking to my mom the other night when she relayed a conversation she'd had with another one of my old neighbors in the Houston h...
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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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