TransGriot

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

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

MAJOR! World Premiere Coming Next Month!

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You TransGriot readers are cognizant of the fact I have been tracking the progress of the documentary film on these electronic pages for...

Live From Las Vegas, The Democratic 2016 POTUS Debates!

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After suffering through the horror of multiple GOP presidential debates that had the feel of a reality TV show, finally the Democrats ge...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Arrest Made In Keisha Jenkins Murder

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Thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen to Philadelphia PD homicide detectives, one of the wastes of DNA who participated in the brutal O...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving 2015, Eh!

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Happy Thanksgiving Day! No American TransGriot readers, this isn't a typo.  In case you weren't aware of it, our Canadian cousins g...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

National Coming Out Day 2015

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"If you're trans*, it's even scarier and a much different dynamic from our LGB brothers and sisters because a gender transit...
Saturday, October 10, 2015

32 Members Of Congress Urge TSA To Reform Trans Screening Procedures

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One of my nicknames in the trans community is the Air Marshal for two reasons.   When I first got involved in community activism in 1998 I...

International Anti-Blackness Is Real

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One of the problems that we have as African descended people across the Diaspora is that Blackness is despised and demonized across the pl...

I Repeat White People: Just Say No To Blackface

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'But I'm willing to bet some arrogant vanillacentric privileged fool will ignore this advice and find themselves in a media cac...
Friday, October 09, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards-Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

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On Monday our Canadian cousins will be gathering at family tables across their vast nation and getting their grub on.   It's Thanksg...

Moni Gets Mentioned In The Washington Post

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Monica Roberts ‏ @ TransGriot Rupert Murdoch, much less FOX Noise has ZER...
Thursday, October 08, 2015

2015 TransGriot NFL Picks - Week 5

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Short week for the Texans after they got spanked in the ATL on Sunday.  They now get their first AFC South game in NRG Stadium against the...

Rupert, Shut The Hell Up About My Community

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Of all people, Rupert Murdoch decided to tweet a comment about GOP sellout Ben Carson and take a swipe at President Obama at the same time...

The Fight To Keep HERO - October 8

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There was interesting HERO news that happened yesterday.   First the bad news.  The HERO haters got together at Second Baptist with 100 ...
Wednesday, October 07, 2015

I'm Being Who I Needed When I Was Younger

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Earlier today I had the opportunity to talk to my sis Raquel.   Needed to get her perspective for a trans person from India considering at...

How You Like The 2015 Houston Astros Now?

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How you like the Astros now, Yankee fans? Been taking crap from a certain Mr. Watts for his Rangers (ugh) winning the AL West over my fav...

Happy Milestone Birthday Dee Dee!

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Today is the day 30 years ago that Dee Dee Watters showed up on this planet!  I've had the pleasure of calling her a friend and collab...
Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Number 21-Rest In Power Keisha

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We have lost another Black trans woman, and i t happened in Philadelphia. 22 year old Keisha Jenkins was ambushed and beaten by five to ...
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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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