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Monday, October 20, 2014

HERO Updates, Notes and News-October 20

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Things are definitely heating up on the HERO news front and it came from an unexpected direction.  The HERO haters filed a lawsuit designed ...

2014 Election Early Voting Starts Today In Texas!

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I've been waiting for this day ever since I got my Texas driver's license in January.   A nine month ordeal in acquiring it caused ...

Future Trans*

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From time to time I like to engage in hard, solid thinking about various topics.   There are times I like to take a ride on what Dr. Nei...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Trans*H4CK Boston Coming Soon

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Dr. Kortney Ziegler is getting ready to take Trans* H4CK on the road again, and this time the innovative hackathon and speaker series is hea...

Ruby Corado Gets Married!

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Whenever I pop into Washington DC, one of my mandatory stops, especially when she makes it happen by grabbing me at the airport before...

Jennifer Laude Case Update 2

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There have been mutiple developments in the Jennifer Laude case since my last update , so let me catch you up with what's happening.  ...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Reggae Girlz Trying To Qualify For 2015 Women's World Cup

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While much of the attention in this CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament has been focused on Group A and the FIFA world  num...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Laverne Cox Presents: 'The T Word' Broadcast Tonight On MTV and LOGO

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Just a programming reminder post alerting you peeps looking for television shows about trans people to tune in to MTV or LOGO if you hav...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Let's Get Ready To Early Vote In TX Edition

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October 20 is rapidly approaching, and as soon as the early voting polling place near me opens I'll be there ready to cast my ballot in ...

Jennifer Laude Update

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In the latest news concerning the murder of our transpinay sister Jennifer Laude, the US marine suspected of killing her is still in custody...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

OutSmart 2014 Gayest and Greatest Awards Party

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You know for me to miss Scandal , this had to be pretty darned important. I  mentioned in a previous post that I had been honored w...

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks-Week 7

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Getting closer to the midway point of what has been not only a competitive NFL season, but a tight competition for the 2014 season prognos...

Trans Woman In Memphis Brutally Attacked

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Here we frakking go again with yours truly having to report another instance of a trans woman of color being attacked This time it happened ...

The Litmus Test

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TransGriot guest post by Dawn Wilson This election is a litmus test . A simple test of intelligence . What is a litmus test you a...

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...
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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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