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

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Been Nominated For 2015 OutSmart Reader's Choice Awards

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Was surprised to learn that in the latest edition of the OutSmart Gayest and Greatest Readers Choice Awards has started the online voting ...

The Black Trans Visibility Conundrum

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At this August 2015 date in Black trans history we are in the best of times and also the worst of times.  We have had unprecedented visibi...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

BLM Statement: It's Time! Putting The T Back In Black

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In case some of you were wondering if #BlackTransLivesMatter to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, based on this statement and a previous com...

US Trans Survey Goes Live Today

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The 2015 edition of the US Trans Survey, the largest one devoted to chronicling the lives of trans people in the United States, will go li...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Moni's Thoughts On The 35th Anniversary Of The Houston Anti-Crossdressing Ordinance Repeal

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I, wanted to post this on the anniversary date, but with all the breaking news that week, slipped my mind I needed to finish my thoughts a...

NBJC's OUT On The Hill 2015 Early Bird Registration Expiring Soon

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One of the valid questions I have been getting from my younger trans sisters lately in the wake of a unprecedented deadly week of anti-tr...

Trans Woman Number 16 Has Been Murdered- RIP Tamara

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Once again I'm waking up to hear about another trans woman of color being killed .  This time it was in Kansas City, MO and the trans...

METRO Rolls Out The New Bus System

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Even though I possess a valid Texas driver's license that I had to fight nine months to get renewed and missed the 2013 city elections...
Monday, August 17, 2015

What Is Trans Activism?

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I recently had some allegedly Black 'gender critical' transwoman(?) step to me with some BS trying to put out in the Twiitterverse...

HERO Grassroots Training Kickoff

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On Saturday morning a sizable number of enthusiastic, civic minded Houstonians gathered at the Montrose Center for a HERO Grassroots Day...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Don't Even Dare Part Your Lips To Say 'All Trans Lives Matter'...

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When it is my young trans people who are being slaughtered along with trans Latinas in 2015. Please do not part your lips to say that va...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

#BlackLivesMatter Founder FB Statement On Trans Murders

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I had the pleasure of meeting during #CC15 the #BlackLivesMatter founding trio of Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometti .  We ha...
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And Kandis Makes 15

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This is getting out of control now.   This is the third Black trans woman killed or has had her death announced this week This is 35 yea...

August 14, 2015 Wasn't A Good Day For Black Trans Folks

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Yesterday, August 14, 2015 will go down in the history of our US trans community and our trans rights movement as a very tough day for ...
Friday, August 14, 2015

Missing NC Trans Woman Angel Elisha Walker's Remains Found

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As if we trans peeps didn't have enough grief to deal with right now with two murders this week while awaiting confirmation from Pho...

Damn, Damn, Damn! Ashton Is Number 14

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Okay, at this point I am starting to feel like Florida Evans in terms of hearing the news about another trans person that won't ive t...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Happy Birthday Halle Edition

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Today is the 49th birthday of Oscar winning actress Halle Berry, who was born on this date in Cleveland, OH in 1966. Damn, she's looki...

Mia Henderson Case Update

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Thanks to Jen Fischetti, I have been advised that the Baltimore PD has solved the case involving our departed sister Mia Henderson. You ma...

The O'Bannon's On HLN August 27

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During my Texan in Exile days in Louisville, two of the many people I got to meet in the nearly nine years I lived there were Sheila O'B...

Can We Talk 4 Real Podcast Turns Three Today!

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On August 14, 2012, a podcast debuted on Blogtalkradio featuring as the hosts Michelle, Ina and Terri Boi that had as its mission to discu...
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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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