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

Friday, March 13, 2015

Air Marshal Takes Flight To Philadelphia Again

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Last week I was in our nation's capital handling TPOCC board business, and this week it's a flight via Chicago Midway to the City of...

Jazz Breaking Historic Ground Again!

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Y'all know how much I love Jazz Jennings, and finally got to meet her and her family at last year's Philly Trans Health Conference. ...

Upcoming Houston HPD-LGBT Community Dialogue

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When all that anti-trans and /SGL hate speech was flung by our faith based haters in opposition to the passage of the Houston Equal Rights...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Another Day, Two More H-town Events

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If you're noticing that I have been quite busy and visible inside and outside my beloved hometown lately in terms of my attendance an pa...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Saks Settles Trans Discrimination Lawsuit With Leyth Jamal

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Saks, y'all need to admit you were wrong, pay the trans lady and move on. -TransGriot, January 9, 2015 After Saks Fifth Avenue tried ...

How Debbie Riddle Plans To Enforce Her Unjust Texas Anti-Trans Bills

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So how is Teapublican Texas state Rep. Debbie Riddle planning on enforcing her dehumanizing and unjust anti-trans bills that I have no dou...

Trans MPD Officer Named As Head Of DC GLLU

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The last time the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department had a trans feminine officer in their ranks was the late Bonnie Davenport O&#...
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...
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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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