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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Hate Preachers Hatin' On ABC Invite To Bishop Flunder

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The predominately American Baptist College in Nashville, TN is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA, the second largest Af...

Gizzy Fowler Case Update

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There's been some breaking news in the Gizzy Fowler case  She was the 24 year old Nashville area trans woman who was found shot to de...

Unjust Florida Anti-Trans Bill Clears Subcommittee

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Republican trans oppressor Rep Frank Artiles unjust HB 583 had a House Civil Justice Subcommittee hearing last Wednesday which brought pe...

Silicone Pumper Padge Windslowe Guilty

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Padge Victoria Windslowe, the self proclaimed  'Michelangelo of butt injections', was found guilty by a jury Monday of third degree ...

There Will Never Be An OU Chapter Of SAE, Either

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Was infuriating to see  not even 24 hours after the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and President Obama's speech the not so surprisi...
Monday, March 09, 2015

Misfits Panel At TSU Featuring NBJC's Sharon Lettman-Hicks On Wednesday

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Another Misfits panel will take place on the TSU campus on Wednesday, and it will feature as a special guest National Black Justice Coal...

UHD State Of Discrimination Panel Wednesday

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After taking a few days to rest from my just completed trip to DC and prepping to leave for another one, I get to handle some Houston busi...

9th Annual TRANSforming Gender Conference This Weekend

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I had the honor and pleasure of being a keynote speaker for the 2008 edition of this event, and this weekend will mark the 9th annual edit...
Sunday, March 08, 2015

International Women's Day Includes Trans Women, Too!

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Today is International Women's Day, which is celebrated every March 8. The UN sponsored iteration of the day dates back to 1977, but...

Moni's Washington Musings

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One of the things I was thinking about on the 3.5 hour plane ride back to Houston was the overwhelming sense of deja vu that enveloped me ...

Did You Spring Forward 2K15 Style Yet?

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Did you move those watches and clocks ahead one hour?   If you did, congratulations and disregard this post. But if you didn't, handle...

President Obama's Selma 50 Speech

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In case you didn't see it, and I didn't see yesterday's speech live since I was traveling back to Houston from Washington DC, ...

Top GOP Congressional Leaders No Show Selma 50 Event

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For those people, especially in Conservaworld and even the liberal ranks who don't understand why I have an intense dislike for the R...
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 ...
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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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