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

Friday, May 22, 2015

Andrea Jenkins Gets Added To The Congressional Record!

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You know I have much love and respect for my sis Andrea Jenkins, who I met and roomed with during the TransFaith in Color Conference in Char...

Here We Go Again With Internet Blocking Of TransGriot

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One of the things I get tired of and pissed off about is the blanket blocking of trans themed sites because of the erroneous assumption that...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Headed Home To H-town

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I've done the speech, it was well received and I enjoyed my all too brief time in Austin and on the UT-Austin campus. Now it's tim...

Happy 63rd Birthday, Mr T!

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You longtime TransGriot readers know that my inspiration for my Friday Shut Up Fool Awards is a certain 1980's tough guy, and today is M...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

2015 UT-Austin Lavender Graduation Speech

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This is the text of the speech I'm delivering at UT-Austin's Lavender Graduation. Good afternoon to the UT-Austin faculty, alumn...

Getting Your Education While Trans Is A Revolutionary Act

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It's May, and in addition to it being prom season, we also have people walking across stages across the country to receive their diplo...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Moni's Getting On The Bus-To Austin Again!

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Another month, another trip, and I'm headed back to the ATX, but not for lobbying purposes.  Now if something blows up while I'm i...

6 Million Hits!

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Another day, another amazing milestone at TransGriot as my 6 millionth visitor graced my electronic pages at approximately 11:59 AM CDT A ...

I Repeat: We Didn't Start The Rad Fem War On Trans Women

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You TERF's don't get to play that game in which you gleefully oppress and attack trans women's humanity and then climb on you...

Can The Rick and Maya B&B Relationship Lead To An Enlightened Attitude Toward Trans Relationships?

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Yesterday Maya Avant told her boyfriend Rick Forrester on the CBS soap 'The Bold and the Beautiful that she is trans. Rick didn't...
Monday, May 18, 2015

And Now There Are Eight...RIP London Chanel Allen

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After the initial flurry of trans women that were killed in the first two months of 2015 , things had gotten quiet on that front in the Un...

Angelica Ross 2015 HRC Corporate Equality Index Keynote

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Y'all know how much love and respect I have for Angelica Ross, the founding CEO of Trans Tech Social Services and She's one of the...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

President Obama's IDAHOT 2015 Statement

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Today I's the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, know as the IDAHOT for short.   It was created in 2004 t...

Goodbye Marie Angel!

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A few years ago I met this amazing and beautiful young Latina woman during a local event not long after I moved back to Houston from Lou...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Open Carry Laws Racist Enforcement

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One of the things I'm not in favor of is the proliferation of guns and open carry laws that allow ammosexuals to carry assault rifles ...
Friday, May 15, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards-Congratulations Class Of 2015 Edition

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The month of May also means it's time for graduations.  While the ones that get the most attention are at the collegiate level and from ...

2015 Texas Legislature Anti-Trans Bills Die!

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It's midnight, and a critical moment in the 2015 Texas Legislative session has just passed. Any bills that were proposed in this legis...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Upcoming UT-Austin Lavender Graduation May 20

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After doing some local events, the BTAC conference and resting from that hectic March travel schedule that saw me flying over 8000 miles t...

Geena's Upcoming GenderProud Philippines Tour

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Ever since model Geena Rocero came out as a trans woman during a favorably received March 31`TED talk last year, she has been on a mission t...

Obama Presidential Center To Be In Chicago

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There were 13 areas that fought to get it including his hometown of Honolulu, but in the end the Barack Obama Presidential Center's home...
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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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