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

Monday, June 27, 2016

Moni Finally Walks The Houston Pride Parade

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I have attended Houston Pride Parades going back to the time when they were held in Montrose in daylight on sweltering Houston summer day...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Remembering The Harris County Impact Of The Obergefell SCOTUS Ruling

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One year ago the landmark Obergefell v Hodge s case ruling was issued by the Supreme Court that made marriage equality legal in all 50 sta...

'Williams-don' 2016 Starts Tomorrow

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The Championships, AKA Wimbledon are starting tomorrow in London.  I call this third Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season 'Willi...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Two Trans Presidential Electors For The 2016 Cycle!

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I keep pointing out the fact that trans people are integrated into the fabric of American society, despite the best efforts of our right w...

Stonewall Inn Declared National Monument

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History was made yesterday as New York's Stonewall Inn was declared a national monument by President Obama days before the 47th anniv...
Friday, June 24, 2016

End Of Trans Military Service Ban Coming?

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Good news finally for the estimated 15,500 trans people serving in our country's military. According to a USA Today report , the Pen...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Happy Pride 2016 Edition

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Our Houston Pride parade is tomorrow, and because we had some folks nervous about whether to attend it or not in the wake of a online thre...

Bermuda Marriage Equality Referendum Failing

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I've been watching the elections returns coming out of Bermuda over their non-binding referendum on marriage equality in which there...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Tamara Dominguez Murder Update

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As you TransGriot readers know, we had a record number of trans women killed in 2015, with far too many of them being Black and Latina. In...

Moni's First Gay Bar Experience

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In the wake of the Pride Orlando shooting, we've had a few celebrity TBLG people talk about their first time visiting a gay bar in a...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

You Really Tried To Whitewash Stonewall Again, Roland Emmerich?

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You would think that director Roland Emmerich, with the sequel to Independence Day coming out on Friday, would have learned his lesson la...

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...
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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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