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

Friday, February 05, 2016

TransGriot 2015 NFL Picks-Super Bowl 50

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Well, nailed both the conference title games picks  which makes me 7-3 in the 2015-16 NFL playoffs to add to my 2015 NFL regular season pr...
Thursday, February 04, 2016

Congratulations Johanna And Dustin!

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Congrats to one of my sisters Johanna Saavedra, who got married to Dustin Wallace in LA back on January 29. So happy for Johanna finding...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Trans Girl Scout Sells 3000 Cookies, Cue The Transphobic Haters

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'Placement of transgender youth is placed on a case by case basis, with the welfare and best interests f the child and and the members...
Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Two NYC Groups Fundraising To Buy ATLAH Hate Church

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Couldn't happen to a nicer christobigot.   I would love to see the karmic justice of someone buying that hate church and turning it ...

BTAC 2016 Approaching Soon

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TransGriot Note: Do need to point out in the interest of journalistic integrity that I sit on the board of Black Transwomen, Inc. This c...
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And The 2016 Iowa Caucus Winner Is...

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Nobody yet.   It's still a razor thin race between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders with several ...
Monday, February 01, 2016

OutSmart Magazine's 2016's 10 Faces Of Black LGBT Leadership

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I've known this was coming for a few weeks, but OutSmart, our local TBLG community publication in honor of Black History Month starti...

'Game Face' Documentary Now On Netflix!

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Since we are now in a new month, Netflix is adding new selections to their lineup. Was happy to hear that the documentary Game Face featu...

Happy Black History Month 2016!

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Today is the start of the second month of 2016, and the flipping of the calendar page to February means that it is also Black History Mont...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Murderer Of Melony Smith Convicted

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Some good news coming out of southern California concerning our fallen trans sister Melony Smith A Pomona Superior Court jury found 30 y...

Countdown To Super Bowl 50

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Super Bowl 50 will be taking place  in Santa Clara next Sunday, and even though my favorite NFL team won't be involved in it, I will ...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

2016 Williams Watch- Number 22 On Hold

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The Australian Open women's title was on the line, and I was up at 2 AM Houston time to watch the action from Down Under and see if Se...

The Trans Pariahs Are Hatin'

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Still amused by that group of millennial trans women who got their jaws all puffed out because I called them out on their pattern of nega...
Friday, January 29, 2016

First Trans Murder of 2016- RIP Monica Loera

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I'm sad to report thanks to a tip by Gina Morvay  and the Austin Chronicle that the first trans murder of 2016 has happened in the ...
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FAA No Longer Stigmatizing Trans Pilots

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I had the pleasure during my Air Marshal days of meeting the trans pilot who cleared the path for me to transition at work.  It was an e...

Happy Brazilian Trans Day Of Visibility!

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Today is the Trans Day of Visibility in Brazil.   Every year since 1994 in that nation January 29 is celebrated by the local trans communi...

Shut Up Fool Awards-Happy 7th Anniversary Edition

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On January 30, 2009  one of the regular features on this blog that you TransGriot readers have come to know and love was born.   It's ...

2016 Williams Watch - Going For Number 22

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In a few hours we'll find out if Serena Williams will earn her seventh Australian Open title and 22nd Grand Slam title win in her ill...

Unjust Washington State Anti-Trans Bill Out Of Senate Committee

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Some bad legislative news out of Washington state in which Senate Bill 6443 escaped the Republican controlled Commerce and Labor Committee...

ATLAH Hate Church Going Up For Sale

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In some news out of New York that will get your weekend off to a great start, the Harlem based ATLAH World Church of hate pastor James Dav...
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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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