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

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Secretary Clinton Breaks Out the Victory Broom

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The voters in five states spread out from the South to the Midwest went to the polls yesterday for Democratic presidential primary electio...
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Raffi Makes Trans History Again!

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Just last August Raffi Freedman-Gurspan made history as the first out trans staffer ever to work at the White House as the Outreach & ...

LA Mayor Garcetti Announces Transgender Advisory Council Formation

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More trans progress from the Left Coast. Was excited to hear that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced this morning the formation...

Five More States Vote Today

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Five more Democratic primary elections happen today in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio.  They are all delegate rich, ...

Moni's 2016 NCAA Women's B-Ball Bracket

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While I didn't have time to do my men's bracket in 2015, I definitely had a chance to do one for the women's tournament.  I st...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Why Y'all Shocked Violence Happened At A Trump Rally?

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I was paying attention Friday night when well organized protesters shut down a Donald Trump Chicago rally that was on the campus on the Un...

Moni's 2016 NCAA Men's B-Ball Bracket

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I am a serious college basketball fan, and love March Madness except for replays of a certain painful to watch 1983 NCAA championship gam...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

It's 3 AM...Did You Spring Forward Yet?

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It's now 3 AM CDT.   It's time to move those clocks forward one hour in case you forgot.   If you're a Republican voter, move ...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Need To Recharge The Creative Batteries

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Need to take the weekend off and recharge the creative batteries.   Have been fighting with writer's block, and the best thing to cure...
Friday, March 11, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards- Spring Forward 2016 Edition

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Believe it or not, it's that time to move those clocks up one hour on March 13.  At 2 AM you'll need to moe those clocks up, other...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Prime Minister Trudeau's State Visit Is Today

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are in Washington DC for a state visit, and it may be a toss up who is more excited abou...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Another Split Decision In The March 8 Democratic Primary Contests

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There were two primary contests Tuesday in Mississippi and Michigan that were favored to go in Sec. Hillary Clinton's direction on thi...

No Guy Benson, I'm Not Tolerating Intolerance

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I don't want tolerance I want acknowledgment from society that my humanity and human rights as a trans person living in this country a...

Say Hello To Lillly

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We are aware that director Lana Wachowski came out as trans in 2012, but it was a mild shocker to hear that her younger sibling  and the ...

Help A Pioneering Blogger Out

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One of the people who was instrumental in giving my nascent blog a leg up back in 2006 was when Pam Spaulding graciously ave me a link on ...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Happy International Women's Day 2016

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'International Women's Day also includes the issues that impact and ail trans feminine women across Planet Earth . Don't let ...

Michigan And Mississippi Primary Votes Today

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Two more primary elections are taking place today in Michigan and Mississippi in the wake of Sanders supporters getting all happy over the...
Monday, March 07, 2016

RIP Jasmine Sierra

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This murder happened on January 22 in Bakersfield, CA, but because of media deadnaming and misgendering by KBAK/KBFX-TV, we're just ...
Sunday, March 06, 2016

Does TSA = Transsexuals Searched Always?

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'Neither should I or any trans person face dehumanization or disrespect when we are simply doing what other cis people are doing a...

Split Decision In Saturday Democratic Primary Contests

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It was a split decision in Saturday's contests for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.  There were two caucuses in Kansas a...
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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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