TransGriot

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

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Fantasia Fair Day 3

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Day three of Fantasia Fair, and what on the agenda for today after I spent most of it making a little trans history and hanging out at R...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Liberal Red Tide In 2015 Canadian Federal Election

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Got to my P-town digs at Dyer's Barn from the Debutante Balls performance last night of Scott Turner Schofield to discover that the L...

2015 Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award Acceptance Speech

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TransGriot Note: This is the text of the speech I'm currently delivering at Fantasia Fair that's entitled 'A Fantastic Voyage ...

Proud To Be Everything FOX Noise Hates

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Up here in Provincetown enjoying my first ever Fantasia Fair and enjoying the experinece so far. While Ii was doing some last minute tw...

Fantasia Fair Day 2

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The second full day of Fantasia Fair is the big one for me.   I get to collect that Virginia Price Trans Pioneer Award and deliver an acce...
Monday, October 19, 2015

The Fight To Keep HERO-October 19

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Early voting starts today, and over the weekend there was a rally and canvassing done to ensure our fellow Houstonians are well versed on ...

Thinking About Two Elections

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While I'm up here in Provincetown about to spend an enjoyable week here at Fantasia Fair that I am treating like a working vacation. ...

Fantasia Fair Day 1

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After my travel day, and attending the welcome reception last night, and dealing with an unexpected cold snap in which the temps dived down ...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

Hanging Out In P-Town For Fantasia Fair

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I've arrived on Cape Cod after my nonstop flight to Boston and a puddle jumper Cape Air plane ride over Cape Cod Bay in a ten seat Ce...

The Fight To Keep HERO- October 18

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Just in case you wondering where the Houston Black community stands on Prop 1 passage, outside of the loud and wrong cadre of sellout min...

The Air Marshal Takes Flight To Fantasia Fair

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The Air Marshal got up at the crack of dawn so I can catch a non-stop bird taking off for Boston. My eventual destination will be Provinc...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Fight To Keep HERO- October 17

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Early voting in our mayoral election starts on Monday, and with it has come increased political activity centered on HERO and mayoral and...

Sick Of You Washington Media Peeps Disrespecting My Departed Sister Zella

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It's bad enough that we US based trans people have lost 22 trans women to anti-trans violence this year with the latest being Zella Zion...
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Arrest Made In Zella Ziona Smith Case

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That was quick!  Montgomery County,MD police have announce they have made an arrest in the Zella Ziona Smith murder case.. 20 year old ...

Miss Major's TGIJP Retirement Party Coming Soon

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After her decades of service to our community, the TGI Justice Project announced that Miss Major Griffin-Gracy  would be retiring as exec...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Number 22- Another Trans Person Killed In Maryland

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According to the Metro Weekly , another young  trans woman has been murdered , this time in Gaithersburg, MD. And as you probably guesse...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Calling Out Fools Edition

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It's Friday, and once again it's time to get busy with our highly popular TransGriot public service of calling out the fool, fools...

The Fight To Keep HERO- October 16

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Early voting in our civic elections starts Monday, but everyone in H-town is still talking about Bob McNair's $10K donation to the anti-...

If You're Not Free, Neither Am I

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I loved this Audre Lorde quote that is written into this meme.   So what's the translation of it? The short version is it speaks 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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