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

Monday, December 29, 2014

Black Trans Year In Review 2014

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In a few days we'll be flipping the calendar to 2015 and wondering what the next twelve months in Black Trans World will bring.  It...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

METRORail Green and Purple Lines Opening Delayed Until 2015

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One of the presents we Houston light rail enthusiasts were hoping to get this Christmas was the opening of the METRORail Green and Purple li...
Friday, December 26, 2014

Happy Black Trans Kwanzaa 2014

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Haban gari    What's The News?   Well, today's news is that it is the first night of Kwanzaa for those peeps who celebrate it. ...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Last Fool For 2014 Edition

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This is the last Friday of 2014, and y'all know what happens on these electronic pages on Fridays. The Shut Up Fool Awards for the las...

It's Important For Trans Women Of Color To See Peeps Like Themselves

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Ever since Christine Jorgensen stepped off the plane at what is now JFK Airport from Denmark in February 1953, the discussions about trans...

25 Years Later, A Trans Murder Victim's Assailant Is Arrested

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Back in 1989  Santa Ana, CA resident Carla Leigh Salazar was stabbed to death in her apartment.   While the murdered trans woman's case ...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

TransGriot 2014 NFL Picks Week 17

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The games aren't happening until Sunday, but might as well get the picks for the final week of the 2014 NFL regular season up so y'a...

Janet's Engaged!

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In more dispatches from the trans community good news department, was pleased and megaexcited to hear that Janet Mock is now engaged! Yep,...

Merry Christmas 2014!

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Merry Christmas people!  I already received my big present in terms of a roof over my head.  Also checked out Resurrection MCC's Christm...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Searching For My Transfeminine Cousin

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We are on Christmas Day countdown in which we are out and about trying to get those last minute presents, prepare meals for Christmas dinner...

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...
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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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