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

Saturday, June 04, 2016

Muhammad Ali 1942-2016

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So saddened to hear that another one of our community icons has gone on to join the ancestors. Muhammad Ali, 1960 light heavyweight Olym...

Crucial Caribbean Democratic Primary Elections This Weekend

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The calendar page has flipped to June and thankful for Democrats, the end of the contentious primary season is in sight with Hillary Clint...
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Friday, June 03, 2016

Hillary Clinton Calls Out Trump In San Diego Speech

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"He's not just unprepared-- he's temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense resp...

2016 Williams Watch- Serena To The French Open Finals!

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It has been a French Open at Roland Garros in which they have battled through rain delays, cold temperatures and the field being decimated...

Shut Up Fool Awards- It's Hurricane Season Edition

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With the calendar page changing to the month of June, it also means that those of us who live in Texas and everywhere else along the Gulf ...

Been Invited To The 2016 White House LGBT Pride Month Reception!

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It has been an event that I have been wanting to attend ever since it started seven years ago.  It had heightened importance for me becaus...

I Am Jazz Season 2 Debuts June 8

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We have a date for the Season 2 debut of the hit TLC reality TV show featuring our community's fave transteen Jazz Jennings and her fa...
Thursday, June 02, 2016

2016 Williams Watch-Serena To The French Open Semis!

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It took her three sets, but number one seed Serena Williams fought through a bad day at the office and a short rain delay  to prevail over...

President Obama Stands Up For Trans People In PBS Town Hall

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Another historic moment for transkind took place in a PBS town hall Wednesday  hosted by Gwen Ifill as President Obama continued to cemen...

Parents Of Texas Trans Kids Speak

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I have a major problem with bullies of children since I had to deal with them myself.  I also have a major problem with bullies that wield...

The Pride Flag Flies On Parliament Hill

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To underscore the sea change that has happened in Canada since the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have taken control ...

Massachusetts House Overwhelmingly Passes Trans Public Accommodations Bill

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A month after the Democratically controlled Massachusetts Senate passed the trans public accommodations bill,  the Massachusetts House pas...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Deric Muhammad, #WeExist

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One of the things I get pissed off about in my Black community is activists, ignorant people and ministers spouting facts free anti-trans ...

2016 Williams Watch- One Sister Still In The French Open, One Sister Is Out

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It has been a rainy few days in Paris during this 2016 edition of the French Open that has not only seen rain delays that have wiped out w...

2016 LGBT Pride Month Presidential Proclamation

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This is the last LGBT Pride Month presidential proclamation (sniff sniff) that President Obama will issue during his term that ends on Jan...

4th Circuit Denies En Banc Review In Gavin Grimm Case!

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Good news for transkind from Richmond, VA.   Several hours ago the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Gloucester County Schools reque...

Shoutout To Our 2016 Trans Wedding Couples

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June is traditionally considered the month for weddings, and for people who make their money in photography, wedding planning, making wedd...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Trans Kids Go To Austin With Equality Texas To Fight GOP Transphobia

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Texas trans kids and their parents head to our state capitol in Austin to put a face on the kids our Republican leaders want to demonize...

'Assigned Male' - A Trans Themed Comic Of Our Own

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You TransGriot readers are aware of how much i love comics, and while surfing the Net one afternoon I stumbled across he delightful webcom...
Monday, May 30, 2016

TransMilitary Project Documentary Kickstarter Campaign

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As many of you TransGriot readers are aware of, I am a big supporter of open trans military service for many reasons.   It not only needs ...
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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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