TransGriot

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

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Arizona Cardinals Hire First Ever NFL Female Coaching Staff Member

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When the Arizona Cardinals gather at University of Phoenix Stadium for their first training camp practice on August 1, there will be a woman...

Mon's Getting On The Bus Again-For The TTNS

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The last trip I took was to Dallas for the 2015 Black Trans Advocacy Conference ( BTW, the 2016 BTAC will happen April 25- May 3, so sta...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Councilman Boykins, LGBT People Of Color Exist

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Because I had pressing business to take care of, I was reluctantly forced to miss yesterday's Houston City Council public session in w...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

First Post-HERO Suspension Council Meeting Today

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Should be a hot time in the Houston City Council chambers later this afternoon, and I'm not talking about the weather that will brin...

Happy Milestone Birthday Cecilia!

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Today is the milestone 50th birthday of San Francisco based trans advocate and pioneer Cecilia Chung! Before I had the pleasure of spend...
Monday, July 27, 2015

White Supremacists Start Crap With Armed FL Brother, Guess What Happens?

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All Jehrardd Williams and Jorge Hernandez wanted to do back in January was just peacefully grab something to eat at a Fort Myers, FL Waffl...

On Like Donkey Kong Over HERO

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As you probably guessed, we in H-town, and especially the Houston TBLG community are majorly pissed over the unjust all Republican Texas S...
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Pastor E. Dewey Smith Calls Out Black Church TBLG Hypocrisy

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One of the things I'm sick of hearing is the repeatedly debunked lie that Black people are 'more homophobic' when the reality ...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Come And Take It, But Not Without A Fight

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I'm still in this kinda pissed off mood right now about the unjust ruling by the Texas Supreme Kangaroo Court fracking with my huma...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Janet's Guest Hosting On MHP This Weekend!

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It wasn't too long ago I was jumping up and down excited because Janet Mock was making an appearance on the Melissa Harris -Perry Show...

TX Supreme Court Halts HERO, And I'm Pissed About It

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No thanks to the Texas Supreme Court, I and 2.3 million Houstonians (for now) no longer have local human rights coverage in my hometown. D...

Shut Up Fool Awards-2015 Texans Training Camp Edition

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It's getting close to that time of year Moni loves in terms of the start of the NFL football season.   Training camps are starting to or...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

NBJC Endorses Equality Act

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The National Black Justice Coalition upon today's introduction in Congress of the Equality Act, has endorsed this sweeping and unprece...

Italy Becomes Sixth Nation To Allow Trans Self Identification Without Surgery

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Thanks to a recent Italian Supreme Court ruling, Italy has now become the fifth nation to acknowledge that trans people have the right to se...

Meagan Taylor Is Free!

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Received the wonderful news that Meagan Taylor, who was visiting Iowa with a trans friend and ended up in jail after being racially profil...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Yes Ben Hall, You ARE A Hater

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I guess some people in the Ben Hall camp have been reading my blog, because the Ben Hall campaign just put out a weak as wellwater spin fi...

Thailand's Apple Modeling Agency Opening All-Trans LA Branch

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The Bangkok based Apple Modeling Agency back in November decided to open up a branch of their local office there dedicated specifically to...

Breanna Sings The National Anthem

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When this happened back on June 18, I was in the middle of having to move, my laptop computer was packed up and offline, and I had no choi...

1996 Miss Major Letter- Affirmation!

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The MAJOR documentary is a step closer to finally being finished, and you can check out the website or the film's Facebook page for ...
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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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