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

Monday, November 10, 2014

Carli Lloyd's Coming To H-Town!

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I see the Houston Dash were serious about putting a competitive team on the field after a challenging inaugural NWSL season that saw them f...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

Bye Chicago! Headed Back To H-Town Again

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After spending a wonderful weekend in Chicago for the Representing Trans* Symposium here, getting to demolish a deep dish pizza and some Slu...

25th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

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Like the Cold War and Jim Crow segregation, the Berlin Wall was a part of the world when I was born in 1962.   It was erected in August 1961...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

Representing Trans* Symposium Today

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This is what I flew up here for and was the event I was focused on while all the unnecessary family drama was swirling around me. November...

Mia Love Is NO Shirley Chisholm

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The Republicans are still crowing about the history they made in terms of Mia Love being elected to congress as the first ever Black* fema...

Trinidad And Tobago Starts Their FIFA Playoff Leg Today

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In the history of the FIFA Women's World Cup, a Caribbean based team has never played in the tournament.  With CONCACAF tournament qua...
Friday, November 07, 2014

Moni's In Chicago!

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After a flight that arrived at MDW early, which allowed me to catch the first CTA train headed to downtown to my hotel, got here to the Palm...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Post 2014 Midterm Election Edition

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Well peeps, the election didn't go the way we wished it to go, and we now have to deal with when the 114th Congress starts in January ...

Texas Non-Discrimination Ordinances Panel Discussion Today

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If you're looking for an interesting and timely discussion concerning non-discrimination ordinances in Texas especially in light of ou...

Leaving On A Jet Plane- To Chicago

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After a drama filled month of October, I'm finally taking the trip to Chicago that I had planned before the drama was set in motion by ...
Thursday, November 06, 2014

C-SPAN GOP Caller's Pointed Hood Is Showing

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Remember  over the weekend when Sen Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said that the major reason that President Obama was having problems in the South wa...

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks Week 10

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Well, last week was a disastrous one for me as I had a sub .500 week, and it was bad timing for it because I'm fighting to stay close ...

Been Nominated For Another Local Award!

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Wasn't expecting this one either, but thanks to Suezen Hoza, another nominee, I was advised that I was nominated in the  2014 edition ...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Not A Good Night For Trans Candidates Either

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It's raining here in Houston, and it's matching my mood as I type this post sorting through the news coming from a forgettable pol...

Disappointed Doesn't Even Begin To Cover...

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How I feel about the midterm election results last night. It was a very short night as Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte went down in...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Upcoming TSU Town Hall On Being Black, Gay & Trans

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It's an event that is sorely needed in Black Houston., I've been pushing to have more of these panel discussions take place, and...

Y'all Know What Today Is...

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Because I've been talking about it for the last two months.    It's Election Day!  November  4.   Get the f*%k up and vote day!...
Monday, November 03, 2014

We Must Vote

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Hey, whatever it takes to get you peeps to the polls tomorrow. Here's civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who took a beatdow...

HERO Updates, Notes and News- November 3

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Well, the big hate rally at Riggleworld is over. and it was wonderful to see the Houston LGBT community meet those multiple violations of th...

Naw, You Don't Have The Right To Discriminate

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If y'all thought I was being harsh for calling yesterday's star studded event at Riggleworld a hate rally, peep these shirts that ...
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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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