TransGriot

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

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

JCPS Finally Passes Trans Policy Expansion!

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Last night some old Louisville human rights business I'd been working on since 2007 and had to unhappily leave undone when I moved in ...
Monday, August 24, 2015

Trans Class of 2016, Have A Wonderful School Year!

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Seeing the pictures of my niece and other kids dressed for school on my Facebook feed reminded me that the 2015-16 school year has started...

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Logo Revealed

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While we are still counting down toward the start of the 2016 Rio Games next year, we already know what city will be hosting the 2020 Summ...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Moving Again.....

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Moni's in the process of moving to a new place this weekend, so I'll probably be offline for most of the weekend. Since I never ...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards- Leaving Casa De Slumlord Edition

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After a few weeks of unhappy living at a place that was less than satisfactory and dealing with a landlord  unwilling to fix the problem...

Trans Women. Stop Hatin' On Your Trans Sisters

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In a time in which trans women are being killed at record rates, we trans people are fighting for recognition of our humanity, our hum...
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...
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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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