TransGriot

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

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Laverne's Groundbreaking Triple Play

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Laverne Cox keeps making history, and I'm so proud of her as she does so. Laverne not only was named to the 2015 People Most Beautif...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

We Had An Attempted Bathroom Assault At UHD....

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And thanks to timely assistance by a UHD professor, it ended before it became far worse.   And ammosexuals, it didn't require the use ...

Girl Meets World Season Two Starts May 11

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Girl Meets World in its first season on Disney Channel managed to masterfully meld the new cast of this Disney series with the beloved ch...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Judge Shafer Rules For City In HERO Trial

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There has been a ruling in the HERO trial, and the city of Houston has emerged victorious. Judge Robert Shafer ruled  moments ago for th...

Brazilian Trans Woman Beaten After Arrest

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Trigger Warning  anti-trans violence and police brutality. It's been way too quiet news wise about our trans sisters in Brazil, and th...

Congratulations To The 2015 Houston Pride Grand Marshals, But...

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Was at last night's Pride Houston kickoff party at the Audi Central location before the thunderstorms arrived for the first time ever.  ...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Day Of Silence Edition

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This isn't just another Shut Up Fool Awards Friday.   Today is the GLSEN Day of Silence , in which students across the nation vow to ta...

Marjorie Silva & Azucar Bakey Under Attack From Sore Loser Wingnuts Again

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Marjorie Silva in Denver was just victorious in a recent loud and wrong racist human rights complaint in Colorado filed against her and h...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

2015 Pride Houston Kickoff Event Tonight

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Had to put them on blast a few times for other issues, but like everyone else in TBLG Houston I want to know the answer to one question: ...

Unjust TX HB 2801 Bill Must Die

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Yesterday the Texas Transkid Bounty Bill, HB 2801 was scheduled to receive a hearing in the State Affairs Committee.   It was one of t...

"Active, Intentional Dialogue"

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There is still palpable anger and feelings of betrayal in Trans World over NCLR and the Task Force withdrawing their  support from an Equali...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

It's Jackie Robinson Day!

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Today is not just the federal tax deadline day, it's the 1947 day in which Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line with his majo...

Another Landmark Trans EEOC Ruling

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Just in time for our next lobby day in Texas (which be a Trans* one on April 27) comes this wonderful news about a case that could potential...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Moni's Excellent Texas Freedom Advocacy Lobby Day

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Yesterday I got up at the crack of dawn to make the two hour ride from Houston to our state capitol to join other TBLG Texans in opposing t...

I Am A Trans Texan

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The current political modus oprandi of the Texas GOP to exhibit 'Proven Conservative Leadership' is to attack the humanity of trans...

Mika Mashes Fiorina Misinformation

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The Right Wing Noise Machine is on full blast after former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared she is a candidate for the 201...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Sunday Houston Trans* Political Forum Conversation

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2015 is a city election year for Houston, and in addition to the increasingly crowded field we'll have to select our next mayor, we'...

Back To Austin To Lobby

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The Texas Legislative session is still going on for another several weeks, and we still have 20 unjust anti-trans and anti-SGL bills that ...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Where Does Hillary Stand On Trans Issues?

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Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton declared today she is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president.  Wh...

Trans* Political Forum Today

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Speaking of events to check out, Moni chatting with Houston City Council candidates continues as I head to an event starting at 2 PM being h...
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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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