TransGriot

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

Saturday, May 02, 2015

BTAC-Day 4

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It's Saturday, and time for Family Fun Day at BTAC. But before we head to the Austin Ranch near DFW Airport for some great food and spen...
Friday, May 01, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards- Moni's At BTAC 2015 Edition

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Been up here in Dallas since April 28 for the fourth annual editionm of the Black Trans Advocacy Conference. This conference is one of my...

BTAC 2015-Day 3

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My third day at BTAC, and the calendar has flipped to my favorite month in May. Tonight's big event is the Awards Gala, but before I ...

Congratulations To The Trans Class Of 2015

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With the calendar turning another page to May thoughts turn to prom season and the graduation ceremonies that will be taking place all over ...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

BTAC 2015-Day 2

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Still in Dallas at the Doubletree Campbell Center for the Black Trans Advocacy Conference for my second full day here. The highlights tod...

Need More TBLG Cultural Competency On HBCU Campuses

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Last Thursday night I got a chance to cross something else off my activist bucket list. I got the opportunity to do a panel discussion on ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Happy 80th Birthday April Ashley!

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Across The Pond today is the milestone birthday of one of our trans community icons.  Today April Ashley, MBE was born on this date 80 yea...

BTAC 2015-Day 1

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It's actually the third full day of the fourth annual Black Trans Advocacy Conference, but my first full one after my travel day from H-...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

In Dallas For BTAC 2015

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I've finally made it to the other end of I-45 in Dallas for the 2015 edition of the Black Trans Advocacy Conference. It's not only...

Rolling Toward Dallas For BTAC 2015

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After attempting another day trip to Austin to handle some lobbying business, I'm boarding a Megabus in 45 minutes for the four hour t...

White People, Before You Start Throwing Racist Stones Over Baltimore, Check Yourselves

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"It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, a...

Happy Birthday Leiomy!

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It's time to give a TransGriot birthday shout out to another fellow Taurus and one who I'm looking forward to meeting one day. H...
Monday, April 27, 2015

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch Sworn In!

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America, we finally have a United States Attorney General! She had to wait over 160 days for it,  but Loretta E. Lynch is now officially t...

Janet To Be Interviewed By Oprah May 3

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One of the things I've asked for on this blog in two open letters in 2007 and 2010 was for Oprah to interview a Black trans person o...

BTAC 2015 Starts Today!

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I won't be there until tomorrow evening, but today happens to be the start of the fourth annual Black Trans Advocacy Conference in Dalla...

Transgender Lobby Day In Austin Today

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Heading back to my state capitol for an unprecedented for me third time this session to do what I can to help kill some bad anti-trans bill...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

POTUS Remarks At 2015 WH Correspondent's Dinner

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The 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner, AKA 'Nerd Prom' took place last night.  For those of you who missed it, here's the...

PBS-The Quiet Trans Revolution

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More evidence that trans human rights and the transgender tipping point talked about in the Time magazine story is happening. This PBS sto...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Moni's Thoughts On The 20/20 Jenner Interview

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I turned it off a Houston Rockets playoff game against the Dallas NBA franchise (that they won) at 8 PM CDT to do what 17 million other Amer...

50th Anniversary Of Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit In

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50 years ago today an event took place in Philadelphia that was not only a protest that was focused on gender variant issues, it was one k...
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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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