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

Thursday, October 16, 2014

It's Spirit Day 2014!

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Today is Spirit Day, the annual day since 2010 in which we wear purple to denote support of TBLG kids who are being bullied for who they are...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Trans Person Elected To Office In Peru!

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History was made on October 5 as the first out trans person was elected to public office in Peru. Lucia Revilla Urcila (left in photo) was...
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Laverne's Reminder For You To Go Purple For Tomorrow's Spirit Day

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Laverne took a break from filming Season 3 of Orange Is The New Black to remind you peeps about tomorrow's Spirit Day So what is Spir...

Aniya Parker Case Update

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In the latest news concerning the Aniya Parker murder in Los Angeles, a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the a...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

An Ugly NH GOP Blog Post

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More evidence that the Republican War On Women is alive and well comes from New Hampshire. Seems as though New Hampshire state legislator ...

HERO Updates,Notes and News-October 14

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While we wait for the January 19 court date and trial to take place, the HERO is unfortunately not being implemented until the legal issue...

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 ...
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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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