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

Friday, December 18, 2015

Champion Found Guilty In Ty Underwood Murder

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There's good news coming out of Tyler this Christmas season concerning one of our fallen trans sisters who was taken away from us earli...

Joanne Cassar Gets Married In Malta!

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The landmark Araguz v. Delgado marriage case   here in Texas has finally been resolved, but one of the cases I was watching in Malta that...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Serena's 2015 SI Sportsperson Of The Year Acceptance Speech

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Y'all know I'm ride or die for Serena Williams, and was pleased to hear that she was named the 2015 Sportsperson of the Year.   Sh...

2015 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 15

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Ho Ho Ho!  I;m feeling merry since I finally caught Mike, and I'm in position to claim my first prognostication title since 2012 Bu...

Ty Underwood Murder Trial Starts In Tyler

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After a delay because the defense attorney's motion for more time to prepare a defense for his client was granted , the trial of 21 ye...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Should Have Voted For HERO

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Well, as those of us who supported HERO tried to tell you peeps who fell for the GOP okey doke and lies back on November 3, the HERO ordin...

Don't Forget This Groundbreaking Black Trans Character

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But one thing I would love to see is a fictional trans woman, and especially a transwoman of color play a professional character who happ...

'Girl Meets World' Gets A Third Season

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Y'all know how much I love the show Girl Meets World , which is a Boy Meets World sequel on Disney Channel focused on Corey and Topa...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Y'all Still Hatin' On Serena

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Was happy to find out that Sports Illustrated chose Serena Williams as their 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, and deservedly so. When yo...

Who Will Be The 2015 Shut Up Fool Of The Year?

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One of the most popular features o my soon to be ten year old blog is the weekly Shut Up Fool Award posts in which I call the fools out wh...
Monday, December 14, 2015

The Transgender National Alliance Gala-Petite Is A Success

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The first ever Transgender National Alliance Gala-Petite on Friday night was an amazing sold out event at Blue By Massa's downtown i...

Houston City Council Will Have Two Progressive Women of Color In 2016

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I and many other progressive Houstonians have lamented about CM Ellen Cohen and Mayor Parker being the only progressive women on council ...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

ESPA Sells Out NY Trans Community One Last Time

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I have not been a fan of the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA), and my dislike of the organization goes back to them throwing the New York...

10 Things You're Saying When You Ignore Someone's Gender Pronouns

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One of the quickest and easiest ways to show a trans person that you respect them is to use their preferred pronouns.  But there are peop...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Next Houston Mayor Is..

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Sylvester Turner! The Houston  runoff election was yesterday with early voting concluding on Wednesday.  \It was tight, but thanks to...
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Naw Bill King, You Are The Problem

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And I don't want you vanillacentric privileged teabagging behind in the mayor's chair. You couldn't even run Kemah efficient...

Carmen And Adrian Get Married!

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The VH-1 series Couples Therapy has featured Carmen Carrera and her longtime fiance Adrian Torres working out their relationship issues ...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Inaugural TNA Gala-Petite Tonight

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The Houston based Transgender National Alliance is in two hours kicking off its inaugural Gala-Petite at Blue By Massa's.  And yeah, ...

Shut Up Fool Awards- December Dufus Edition

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Is it just me noticing it, or has their been  a societal explosion of stupidity lately?  The ignorati are running wild, facts don't ma...

'Go To College' Video

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In order to help push the message of the FLOTUS' ' Better Make Room ' initiative that launched back in October and encourages ...
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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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