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

Saturday, March 07, 2015

Spring Forward 2015!

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Don't forget to set your watches and clocks ahead one hour tonight before you go to bed because daylight savings time kicks in at 2 AM o...

TPOCC Board Business Is Handled

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As some of you are aware of, I bounced up here to Washington DC as part of my board duties to spend yesterday handling TPOCC business. K...

'Bloody Sunday' 50th Anniversary

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While more people are aware of it because of the movie Selma, today marks the 50th anniversary of the brutal breakup of the first Selma t...
Friday, March 06, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards-Moni's In Snowy DC Edition

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This Friday finds me waking up in a hotel room bed outside the 713 area code and inside I-495.  Thankfully it's after the 2015 Cirque de...

Trans America, Your Humanity Is Under Attack

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Maybe it's me being inside the Beltway or simply being pissed off at the spectacle of a grown ass faith based bully berating a trans you...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

The Air Marshal Has Landed In DC Again

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Y'all can breathe again Mom and H-town. The Air Marshal has landed again in Washington DC, but this is once again another one of those...

The 5th Annual TransGriot Black Trans History Quiz- The Answers

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Since I was a little late compiling and putting it up on the blog because of other breaking news, I decided to give y'all a few extra ...

Loving 'Empire'!

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One of my must watch TV destinations on Wednesday night has become Empire. The show which chronicles the exploits of hip-hop mogul Lucious L...

Air Marshal Takes Flight To Washington Again

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The Air Marshal is about to hop a flight in a few hours for my first 2015 trip to Washington DC for a TPOCC board meeting.   This one is g...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Islan Nettles KIller Finally Arrested

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Nearly two years after he confessed to the heinous crime, 24 year old James Dixon has finally been arrested for the murder of Islan Nettles....

If It Happens, It Happens

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Had a reader ask me recently if I was disappointed I didn't get a repeat GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Blog nomination Yep, I was.  ...

Ben Hall Doesn't Deserve The Houston TBLGQ Community Vote

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2015 is a civic election year in Houston, and while the real political campaign action won't get started in earnest until after Labor ...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015

H-town TBLQ Girls Running The World

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OutSmart Magazine in honor of Women's History Month put together an article honoring Houston BTLQ women who are running thangs, rising l...

Misfits March 11 Conversation: Are Black LGBTQ People Being Left Behind By Black Leaders?

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Another Misfits conversation moderated by Fran Watson will be taking place in H-town on March 11 which asks the question: Are Black LGBTQ ...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Exposed: What Trans People Do In The Bathroom

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Since some of you are still irrationally believing the debunked right wing lies about what we trans people actually do in the bathroom, a...
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Florida Rally To Fight Unjust HB 583 Tomorrow

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The anti-trans hate is flowing in Teapublican ranks as they gleefully pimp unjust bills aimed at oppressing trans people in Texas, Kentucky ...

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Interns Come To Casa Ruby

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You longtime readers of this blog know I have much love and admiration for Roby Corado-Walker and the fantastic job she has done over the ...

Texas GOP Needs To Stop Treading On Me

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It's Texas Independence Day, the day in which 59 Texican settlers of Coahuila y Texas on this date in 1836 signed a document declaring t...

Phoenix Drops Unjust 'Walking While Trans' Charges Aimed At Monica Jones

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More good news coming from Arizona as we get word that the city of Phoenix prosecutors have dropped all charges against activist Monica Jone...
Sunday, March 01, 2015

Mr. Spock Is NOT A Republican

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What is it about these conservafools who gleefully oppress people, then want to claim liberal-progressive heroes and sheroes who are the pol...
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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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