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

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Houston Vigil For Orlando

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In the wake of the Orlando attacks, there were many vigils held in different location around the Houston area organized by different group...

HOU Equality 'My Pride' Video

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Because we had a terroristic threat aimed at the Houston Pride parade mere hours after the Orlando terror attack, there are people here an...

Kimberly Shappley Stands Tall For Her Trans Child

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"She's not a threat to your children, but when you teach your children that my kid is a monster, then your kids are a threat to m...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Bermuda Marriage Equality Referendum On Thursday

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You might be surprised to know that I have a few Bermudians who not only are fans of this blog, but I am Facebook friends with.  I had the...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Lou Weaver Makes Texas Trans History

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Still discovering who was elected to become delegates at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 25-28 and congra...
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You Noticed The Radical 'Christian' Hypocrisy Too?

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One of the things that I have found so distasteful about the Orlando terror attack is the rank hypocrisy of radical right wing 'christ...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

No Sarah Palin, You Are A Special Kind Of Stupid

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One of the things I am beyond sick of is white Republicans racistly denigrating the intelligence of President Obama, who has repeatedly pr...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Moni's Going To Be A 'Lambda Weekly' Guest Tomorrow

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For those of you in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you're going to get an opportunity to hear my voice on your FM dial tomorrow at 1 PM C...
Friday, June 17, 2016

2016 Texas Democratic Convention Happening In San Antonio

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For the first time in 50 years, the Texas Democratic Party is holding their state convention in San Antonio from June 16-18 at the Alamo...

Shut Up Fool Awards- It's Juneteenth Weekend Edition

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June 19 is not only Father's Day, but it is also Juneteenth in Texas. Juneteenth is the 1865 day that Union Major General Gordon Gran...

Good Luck And Speedy Healing, Eli

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As you long time TransGriot readers know, for the last several NFL seasons I've been battling with Michael Watts and Eli Blake in a fr...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

My Name Is Moni, And I'm Unapologetically Black And Trans

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My name is Monica Roberts and I am an unapologetic Black trans person who is a child of God created in God's image. My transition d...

You Mad Because You're Attracted To A Trans Woman?

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One of the things I'm more than a little sick of is the meme floating around the Net denying the femininity and humanity of trans femi...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

You Can Run CM Knox, But You Can't Hide From Us

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Spent a very interesting day at Houston City Council with several Houston LGBT community leaders and our allies hanging out for our public...

News Media, Why Aren't We Talking About This Alleged Terrorist?

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Unchecked anti-trans hate speech kills whether it's online, in the media or from the pulpit. TransGriot, January 27, 2015 As we wok...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Clinton Wins DC Primary

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As expected Sec. Hillary Clinton closed out the 2016 Democratic nomination contests with another victory as she clobbered Sen. Bernie Sand...

Moni's Raising Hell At City Hall Again

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As you read this, I'm awaiting my turn to speak during this Houston city council comment session. It will be the first time I've s...

Houston Stands With Orlando

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While I was spending Sunday on the East Coast battling  trolls on my Twitter feed who didn't like what I had to say about the Orlando ...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Moni's Thoughts About The Pulse Terror Attack

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I was in the midst of one of the more empowering weeks I have had in my life between getting to attend my first White House LGBT Pride recep...

Finally Headed Home From The East Coast

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I said before I embarked on this trip on Wednesday it would be an interesting and emotional one, and it was. The White House Pride Rece...
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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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