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

Friday, April 24, 2015

The Jenner 20/20 Interview

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My rule has been in these situations that if a person hasn't declared they are trans, I consider them cisgender until that declaration ...

BTAC's First Couple On Cover Of Dallas Voice

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Was ecstatic to see in the run up to the start of the fourth annual Black Trans Advocacy Conference on Monday, the First Couple of BTAC, C...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit In 50th Anniversary Weekend Edition

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Tomorrow will be the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit In that hopefully the city of Philadelphia's LGBT commun...

Successful TSU 50 Shades Of Me Panel

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Last night I was honored to participate on a panel discussion that discussed mental health and the trans community The panel was entitle...

NOLA Trans March Later Today

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Was advised by Milan Nicole Sherry that later today in New Orleans a trans themed march and community gathering will take place starting at ...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Eden's On CNN Tonight!

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Been telling y'all for years how amazing my Denver media maven homegirl is.  Looks like the rest of the world is finally paying attentio...

One Month To The METRORail Green And Purple Lines Opening

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The long awaited opening of revenue service on the METRORail Green and Purple lines has been reset several times for different reasons, ...

SA Mayor Ivy Taylor Thinks LGBT Protections Are 'A Waste Of Time'

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"Councilmember Taylor, you are a coward who gave in to fear and prejudice, and your NO vote is irrefutable evidence of that.  You let ...

It's Sweeps Month-Brace Yourselves For The Trans Themed Programming

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When I was in trans info collection mode, my VCR was taping as much trans themed programming as I could find in the run up to my eventual 19...

HERO Updates, Notes And News-April 24

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“The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance protects all Houstonians and with the favorable outcome of this trial, the City of Houston is now in t...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

South Carolina Transteen Dissed By DMV Reaches Settlement

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TransGriot Note:  At the time Chase was discriminated against and I wrote about it last September , Chase identified as gender nonconformi...

Nevada Unjust Anti-Trans Bill Dies!

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AB 375 the GOP dominated Nevada legislature's attempt to attack trans kids failed Monday night on a mainly party line vote. Five Repub...

Arkansas Anti-TBLG Rights Spokesperson Turns Out To Be Sexual Predator

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One of the tactics in the opposition tool box is what is called projection.   You take an undesirable behavior of yours and project it onto ...

MichFest Dead After This 40th Anniversary Year

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I'm one of the peeps in Trans World who could care less about the cesspool of transphobia known as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festiv...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Sis To Cis Washington DC Conversation Tomorrow

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One of the things that has needed to happen for a long time is for trans women and cis women to have conversations in which we talk about ou...

US Trans Survey Coming This Summer

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The National Transgender Discrimination Survey that was conducted in 2010 as a joint project of the Task Force and NCTE it the largest sur...
Monday, April 20, 2015

'50 Shades Of Me' Panel At TSU This Thursday

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This Thursday April 23, I'll be taking part in a panel discussion on the Texas Southern University campus entitled 50 Shades of Me: Ment...

A Modest Proposal For Solving The Houston Pride Grand Marshal Diversity Problem

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I was in the house Thursday when the problematic unveiling of this year's Houston Pride Grand Marshals happened, and expressed myself (...
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Texas Trans Lobby Day Next Week

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Trans Texans and our allies will be headed to Austin next Monday for the TransTexas Caucus and Lobby Day to combat four unjust anti-trans...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Houston Dash Are Undefeated!

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The Houston Dash, our women's soccer team that is the sister club of the Houston Dynamo, started their second NWSL season back on April ...
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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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