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

Monday, July 04, 2016

2016 Williams Watch- Serena And Venus In The Wimbledon Quarters!

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The Williams sisters are still alive in this rain delayed 2016 edition of 'Williams-don' and are both in the ladies singles quarte...

Happy 240th Birthday USA Trans Peeps!

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Happy 240th birthday, USA!   While there are days when my feelings and frustrations for this country echo Frederick Douglass , the Rev. Dr...
Sunday, July 03, 2016

2017 BTAC Conference Dates Announced

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You have read my posts about the Black Trans Advocacy Conference and talk about all the amazing things that happen while we're there ...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Happy 65th Birthday, Sylvia Rivera!

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Today would have been the 65th birthday of trans human rights icon Sylvia Rivera had we not lost her to cancer back in 2002.   At the ti...

Meagan Taylor's Iowa Discrimination Case Settled

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You TransGriot readers may recall last July when girl like us Meagan Taylor and a trans friend's stay at a West Des Moines, Iowa Drury...

The 2016 USA Men's Olympic Basketball Team Is...

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Going to be an interesting Team USA men's bunch to watch with no LeBron James, no James Harden, no Russell Westbrook, no Anthony Davis...

2016 Williams Watch- Still Playing At Wimbledon

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We've reached the first weekend of The Championships, AKA 'Williams'-don as I love to call the third Grand Slam of the tennis ...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards- Yo Canada! Edition

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As I mentioned in a previous post, today is Canada's 149th birthday, which is being celebrated from coast to coast in the Great White ...

Happy 149th Birthday, Canada!

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It's Canada Day north of the 45th parallel, and the day when I give a shoutout to all my Canadian readers as they celebrate the July 1...

Houston's Inaugural Mayor's LGBT Advisory Board Announced

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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced yesterday afternoon that he was forming our city's first ever Mayor's LGBT Advisory Boa...
Thursday, June 30, 2016

US Trans Military Service Ban Repealed!

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"Effective immediately, transgender Americans can serve openly, and they no longer can be discharged...just for being transgender.” ...

President Obama's Speech To Canadian Parliament

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President Obama took a quick trip north of the border to Ottawa to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Congrats Leslie Herod!

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There are people who you cross paths with at times in your life that when you meet them, you can sense they are destined for greatness. ...

Is Open Trans Hate Becoming A Political Liability?

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Another piece of political news I was gleefully doing the happy dance about was hearing about two trans hating Republican politicians in C...

Trans Candidates Notch Historic Wins In US Senate And US House Primaries!

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The cool thing about being a trans person in this amazing moment in time is that if every day you wake up and simply do your best to be th...

Countdown To 2016 TTNS in Killeen, TX

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We are now a month away from the eighth annual Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit, and this year the TTNS will be held on the Texa...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

2016 ESPN The Body Issue Includes A Trans Athlete

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The ESPN The Magazine's The Body Issue has been featuring since 2009 nude and semi nude photos of elite athletes for several years no...

BBC Free Speech 'Things Not To Say To A Trans Person' Video

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On BBC Free Speech, several of our British trans siblings, Paris Lees, Fox Fisher, Veronica Blades, Adeleh Sasansara, Munroe Bergdorf, Dan...
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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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