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

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

I'm A MUSED Magazine 2014 Game Changer!

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While I was taking the rest of the day off  so I could binge watch Hit & Miss and see a few other movies,  I received word via my Faceb...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Team USA Is In Group D In The FIFA Women's World Cup

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One of the major sporting events we will get to look forward to in a few months is the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup which will be cont...

Since When Is Featuring Glamorous TWOC On A Magazine Cover A Trans Activism Problem?

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Once again, we trans women of color have to point out the freaking obvious in terms of these salient points.   *Our trans feminine transit...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Malala's 2014 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

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Because I'm still in the process of moving and only getting my TV recently, I finally got a chance to see Malala Yousafzai's histori...

Happy Birthday Aisha!

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Today happens to be the birthday of one of the people I admire and go into fangirl  mode when I'm in her and her lovely spouse's pre...

Casa Ruby Gets Two Grants!

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Christmas came early for Casa Ruby up in Washington DC as they were awarded two grants to help fund two of the center's programs  Last...

Who Will Be The Shut Up Fool Of The Year For 2014?

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One of the features of this blog that you longtime TransGriot readers have repeatedly told me you love is the weekly Shut Up Fool Awards. ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Happy Hannukah 2014 Edition

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We are now into the third day of the Festival of Lights, which means the third candle will be lit on the menorahs of my Jewish friends, tran...
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Role Models-Damned Glad To Have Them

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One of the things I have been most pleased to see this year is a new generation of trans women becoming well known to Middle America and a...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

DOJ Will Interpret 1964 Civil Rights Act As Protecting Trans Government Employees

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With Christmas being a week away,  US transpeeps just got a wonderful human rights present from the Department of Justice. Attorney Genera...

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks Week 16

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Aww yeah, I had a fantastic Week 15 in which I not only won the week, but did so with a 14-2 record.  But my counterparts went 13-3 and ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Seriously? Cops Justified In Shooting a 12 Year Old?

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If you want to know why I call the police forces in this country the stormtroopers of white supremacy and Black America is still singing NWA...

Happy Hanukkah 2014!

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Wanted to take a moment to wish all my Jewish trans family, friends and allies a Happy Hanukkah. This year it starts at sundown tonight and ...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Laverne Cox Named To 2014 EBONY Power 100!

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Laverne Cox has broken historic ground on a number of fronts in 2014, but I discovered another historic first that she'd accomplished wh...

Happy Birthday Dr Z!

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Couldn't let today pass without giving one of my fave trans men a TransGriot birthday shoutout! Today just happens to be the 34th birt...

Chicago Trans Activist Joy Morris Dies

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Have some sad news to report to you about one of our activist trans sisters. Was advised by Philip Esteem and a Windy City Times article ...
Friday, December 12, 2014

Shut Up Fool Awards-Creeping Closer To Christmas Edition

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Well peeps, only 13 more days until the Festival of Conspicuous Consumption (AKA Christams) arrives.   I 'm doing double duty in the sho...

Black Community, Does My Black Trans Life Matter?

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In the wake of another young Black transwoman being murdered in Los Angeles, am definitely going to signal boost this post by Lady Dane Figu...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

FRC Hatin' Transpeeps For The Holidays

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I should've known better than to ask for as a Christmas wish that we trans women and transpeeps in general get a quiet, transphobia f...

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks Week 15

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Had another great week of picking NFL games with a respectable 11-5 Week 14 record .   However, it still wasn't good enough to make a de...
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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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