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Thursday, August 13, 2015

I Repeat: Transpeeps Wish To Pee In Peace

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Once again, just a friendly TransGriot reminder of why we trans folks have to go to a bathroom that matches our outward gender presentatio...

We Mourn A 13th Trans Woman's Murder This Year

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Another trans person has been murdered, and this time the scene shifts to my home state of Texas. The 13th trans woman murdered this year ...

Stop Cosigning The Opposition Lies, HERO Defenders

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While I was at the Hilton Americas Hotel`s Skyline Ballroom for the rollout of the Houston Unites campaign to defend it, one thing happe...

Geena Rocero Takes Part In The #GirlsCan Campaign

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Y'all know how much I love my modeling sis Geena Rocero, and it was wonderful to see the latest thing she is involved in.    Geena'...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Hell Naw I'm Not Supporting Megyn Kelly

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One of the major reasons I identify as a womanist is because far too often, I see situations in which white feminists will rush to the def...

Not Feeling The #BeyBeAHERO Campaign

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We in Houston are gearing up for what will be a nasty, knockdown drag out battle to keep our hard won Houston Equal Rights Ordinance on th...

JCPS Trans Inclusive Policy Passes First Stage Vote

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When I left Louisville in May 2010 four days after my birthday to come back home, I had unfinished human rights business I was unhappy to ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Houston Unites Sponsored HERO Press Conference Tomorrow

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TransGriot Note: The battle to defend our hard won Houston Equal Rights Ordinance has begun!   A statement from the Houston Unites coali...
Monday, August 10, 2015

We The People Petition To Formally Investigate US Trans POC Murders

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As many of you TransGriot readers know, I have been tracking since the inception of my blog nearly a decade ago the murders of trans women...

Christie Vetoes Trans Birth Certificate Bill For Second Time

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Governor Transphobe, er Chris Christie (R-NJ) showed his transphobic side again to the people of New Jersey, its trans citizens, the natio...

Alberto B Mendoza To Become NAHJ Executive Director

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You TransGriot readers are familiar with him as the founding creator of the Honor 41 list that recognizes LGBT Latinos, but on September 1...
Sunday, August 09, 2015

Straight Outta Stonewall

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One of the things that pissed me and many folks off last week was the release of a trailer for the upcoming Roland Emmerich directed crime...

RIP Amber Monroe

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Was made aware of this by Melanie Davis that we have now had a 12th transwoman killed in 2015 , this time in Detroit. Her name was Amber...

Moni's In The Middle Of The 2015 Houston GLBT Caucus Endorsement Meeting

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I  have attended a few Houston GLBT Political Caucus meetings before and after my Texan in Exile days in Da Ville, but this one was going...
Saturday, August 08, 2015

Houston GLBT Caucus Endorsement Meeting Today

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In a normal Houston civic election year, stuff usually doesn't start heating up politically until September around Labor Day    But ...

Post Number 9000!

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The milestones just keep on coming here at TransGriot, and it caps an amazing week in which I had two of my posts, the Dating a Trans Woma...
Friday, August 07, 2015

If You Want HERO, Vote NO

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Well, the opening shots in the battle to keep the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance on Houston's law books have been fired . On Wednesd...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Dancing On MichFest's Grave Edition

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While the TERF's are crying rivers of White Womyn's Tears over the self inflicted demise of the 40th annual Hate On Trans Womyn Conv...

Tyra Hunter Death 20th Anniversary

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Today is the 20th anniversary of a needless tragedy that occurred on this date in 1995 . A 24 year old trans woman by the name of Tyra H...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

50th Anniversary Of The Signing Of The Voting Rights Act

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August 6 is also the day 50 years ago that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.   I find it delicious...
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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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