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

Friday, December 11, 2015

Trans Undocumented Immigrants Also Look Like Us

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One thing we have been aware of is the face of trans undocumented immigrants being a Latina one.   We know that many trans Latinas are he...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

Happy International Human Rights Day 2015!

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‘ 'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.  They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards...

2015 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 14

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The Carolina  Panthers had to work for it, but they stayed unbeaten at 12-0 with their  41-38 shootout win over the New Orleans Saints, cl...

TransMusePlanet's 20 Most Influential Trans People of 2015

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It's the TransMusePlanet fourth annual poll of the 20 Most Influential Trans People and as a testament to the increased visibility of ...

Federal Canadian Trans Rights Bill Introduced For Third Time

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Now that Canada has moved on from a Conservative majority government to a Liberal majority one under newly inaugurated prime minister Just...

Mount Horeb School Board Unanimously Enacts Trans Protections

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This probably wasn't the result the Liberty Counsel expected when they stuck their transphobic noses in the business of a Mount Horeb ...
Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Last Chance To Vote For Houston Mayor Saturday

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Been hearing some disturbing chatter that there are elements of the Houston LGBT community who are voting against their own political int...

911 Call Proves Taylor Was Arrested For Existing While Trans

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I've made the point more than a few times that mismatched ID's and statutory and procedural roadblocks that prevent trans folks fr...

TNA Metro Glam Gala This Friday

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The Houston based Transgender National Alliance is hosting its first ever Metro Glam Gala-Petite this Friday at Blue By Massa's start...
Tuesday, December 08, 2015

$20 Million To Be Donated For Trans Causes

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As someone who once upon a time was political director for NTAC from its founding until 2002 and died  currently sits on the boards of sev...
Monday, December 07, 2015

Tamara Adrian Elected To Venezuelan National Assembly

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Since 2010, trans women in Colombia, Ecuador and Chile have attempted to run for their national legislatures  and not only become the fir...

Houston Runoff Election Early Voting Happening Until Tuesday

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Early voting for our December 12 Houston runoff election is taking place through December 8, and I've already handled my election busi...

Why Texas Isn't Seceding

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“[The] answer is clear. If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede.” -SCOTUS...
Sunday, December 06, 2015

Trans Icon Holly Woodlawn Passes Away

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Been hearing the mounting bad news that trans actress, icon and Warhol muse Holly Woodlawn was ill with cancer, and her health had been de...
Saturday, December 05, 2015

Hail Cougars! 2015 AAC Champs!

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Had the pleasure of watching my alma mater for the first time since 2006 win a conference title in football today.  And the best part of i...

'I Am Jazz' Renewed By TLC For Second Season

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I have much love for Jazz Jennings and her family, and was pleased to hear that Jazz for the second straight year was named by TIME magazi...

African Trans* Stories

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A  conference is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa today for Africa Trans* Visibility Day. It continues to point ou...
Friday, December 04, 2015

Shut Up Fool Awards- Countdown To My TransGriot 10th Anniversary Edition

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We are now in the moth of December, and I'm less than 30 days from the tenth anniversary of the founding of my TransGriot blog.  I wi...

Happy Birthday, Lauren!

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Every now and then I find myself doing some hard solid thinking about the fact that the pioneering #girlslikeus I admired as a teen when I...

Mount Horeb 'I Am Jazz' Library Reading Draws Overflow Crowd

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After a reading of the book I Am Jazz was canceled due to lawsuit threats by the Liberty Counsel hate group, a reading in the Mount Hore...
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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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