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

Friday, September 25, 2015

Last Day Of Positively Trans Survey

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If you're an HIV + trans or gender variant person and haven't taken this groundbreaking survey yet, better get moving on it. Today...

The Fight To Keep HERO-September 25, 2015

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We are creeping close to some critical dates in our ongoing battle to keep HERO here in H-town, and need to point them out. October 5 i...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Fall's Here Edition

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For those of us in the northern hemisphere, Wednesday naked the first day of the fall equinox , which was hard for us to tell in Houston b...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

2015 TransGriot NFL Picks - Week 3

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It takes a few weeks to sort out which teams in any given season are going to be contenders and which ones will be pretenders.   But I&#...

For Halloween 2015, Just Say No To Blackface

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Halloween is five weeks away, and it's time to remind you white peeps early to just say no to blackface.   Doing so is NOT 'cool, ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Not Feeling Pope Francis' USA Visit

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While I was in Washington DC, I discovered that I was staying a mere two blocks from St. Matthew's Cathedral, where Pope Francis is sc...

Trans Models Represent During NYFW 2015

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"As a transgender person of color, as an immigrant who grew up poor in a tiny little alley in the Philippines, and here I am in New ...

The Fight To Keep HERO-September 23

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Just in case some of you Houston LGBT peeps wish to disregard what I and the Houston Black LGBT community are saying regarding our concer...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week 2015!

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Unfortunately I had to come back to Houston before the White House Bisexual Policy Briefing happened on Monday. but if you weren't aw...

Waka Flocka Flame, Shut The Fucka Uppa

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One of the things I'm really getting sick of along with the Black trans community is Black cis folks acting like we Black trans folks...

The 'Trans Obamas' Meet President Obama

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You TransGriot readers know how much I love one of my fave couples in Precious Davis and Myles Brady,  and it's looking more likely I...
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Chase Gets Her Drivers License

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Due to my housing drama that blew up in mid to late June and July, I missed some of these trans themed stories that occurred during that t...

President Obama's 2015 CBCF Phoenix Awards Speech

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While as you readers know I was in Washington DC at the same time this speech happened on Saturday, at $700 a plate that CBC black tie Pho...
Monday, September 21, 2015

White House Goes There On GOP Racism

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During his weekly Friday press conference, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called out Donald Trump and the entire Republican part...

2015 Houston Transgender Unity Banquet

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While I was in our nation's capital handling some OUT on the Hill conference business, the sold out 23rd annual Houston Transgender Un...

The Fight To Keep HERO-September 21

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'Black ministers in Houston have been particularly outspoken against the ordinance, and, by all accounts, they've been highly effe...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

OOTH 2015-Saturday Recap

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The last full day of OUT on the Hill 2015 activity, and Saturday morning I awakened to what is a familiar sight to Washingtonians b...

The Air Marshal's Homeward Bound

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Okay H-town, you're about to hear your fave words when it comes to one of my road trips:  Moni's headed back to Harris County. A...
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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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