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

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Intersectional Houston Saturday

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Yesterday, April 11 was a Saturday in which I woke up with two events on my mind, and ended up at three.   My day started at the Montrose ...

NFL Hires First Ever Female Referee

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The 2015 NFL officials pool will have a groundbreaking member added to it in Sarah Thomas, who was recently hired as the NFL's first...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

You Don't Like Moni Calling You Out?

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Then don't do the jacked up stuff that puts me in the position of having to do so on this blog. Yeah, it's good for my hit count...

The Bold And Beautiful Maya Watch-Week Of April 6-10

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Since the reveal of supermodel and fashion executive Maya Avant as the first major trans character on a network soap last month , I've...

Moni's Going To The 2015 Houston HRC Gala

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Check the date, this is NOT an April Fool's joke like this post was . I have a long documented history as one of HRC's fierces...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards- It's April, Fools Edition

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Yep it is April, it's Friday, and time for you fave feature on TransGriot in the Shut Up Fool Awards. I get to call out the fool, fo...

There Will ALWAYS Be Somebody Prettier Than You...Deal With It

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Sisterhood should not end when Oprah goes off. Truth be told, there will always be someone prettier, sexier, stronger, and smarter. I&#...

HPD -LGBT Community Dialogue Tomorrow

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For those of you who can make it to the Montrose Center tomorrow morning from 10-AM-1 PM CDT, there will be a town hall meeting featuring  H...

I'm One Of Those Proud Texans That Supports TBLG Non Discrimination Laws

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As many of you TransGriot readers are quite aware of, I am a proud Houstonian and Texan who absolutely hates the GOP dominated governmen...
Thursday, April 09, 2015

White House Affirmatively Responds To Petition Calling For Conversion Therapy Youth Ban

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One of the things that is a major concern for TBLG leaders is the use of so called conversion therapy on TBLG people to 'cure' the...

50th Anniversary Of The Astrodome Opening

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It's been long since overshadowed by the 2002 opening of NRG Stadium, but fifty years ago on this date the Harris County Domed Stadium...

150th Anniversary Of Lee's Surrender To Grant

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150 years ago today CSA General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia after abandoning the Richmond-Petersburg area, headed west i...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Ferguson Elections Result In Major Changes

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In addition to Chicago, yesterday was election day in Ferguson, MO.   The town that ripped the scab off the festering wound of police br...

ET Interview With Karla Mosley

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For some of y'all who aren't soap fans, the long running CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful has been running a storyline with a ...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Rest In Power, Charlene Arcila

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Was just advised by Louis Mitchell that another one of our trans human rights warriors has joined the ancestors in Charlene Jacqueline Arc...

Houston Anti-Trans Charter Amendment Petitions Turned In

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You TransGriot readers are aware that we Houston TBLG peeps and our allies are still fighting to get the passed ten months ago Houston Equal...

'Discrimination In Disguise' Event At UHD Tomorrow

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With the overwhelmingly negative attention that the Indiana RFRA drew when their GOP dominated state government tried to pass it, this tim...

BTAC 2015 DART Mass Transit Options

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The excitement is building for me as the April 27-May 3 dates for the 4th annual National Black Trans Advocacy Conference & Awards Gal...

Colorado Civil Rights Division Rules In Favor Of Marjorie Silva!

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Remember Marjorie Silva, the Latina baker in Denver who the right wingers tried to troll with a civil rights complaint for refusing to write...
Monday, April 06, 2015

Vinny, You May Wish To Keep Fallon's Name Out Of Your Transphobic Mouth

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There are some folks in MMA who sure do love to talk shyt and call my homegirl Fallon Fox's name in vain don't they?  This time ...
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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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