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

Friday, July 29, 2016

TTNS 2016 Keynote Address

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This is the text of the keynote address I delivered at the 2016 Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit in Killeen, TX.               ...

TTNS 2016 Starts Today At Texas A&M Central Texas

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The 8th annual Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit kicks off today, and this is the seventh (and seventh consecutive one) I have a...

Sarah McBride's Historic DNC Speech

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Hillary Clinton wasn't the only woman making history last night at the Wells Fargo Center . When Sarah McBride stepped to the podium o...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Moni's In The TTNS 2016 House!

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Well people, after a 200 mile one way bus trip that was scheduled to start at 8:15 AM CDT from Houston's Greyhound station through Aus...

2016 DNC Convention Day 3 Recap

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We're now past Day 1 and Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as we rush toward the historic Thursday night...

Arrest Made In Dee Wigham Case

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I'm happy to report for you TransGriot readers that an arrest has been made e in the Dee Whigham case.   She's the latest one of o...

Justice For Mercedes Williamson! Vallum Found Guilty!

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There's updated news in the Mercedes Williamson case.  Josh Vallum, the waste of DNA who killed Williamson has pled guilty to her murd...

Headed To Killeen, TX For The TTNS

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Today begins three consecutive weeks of travel for events that will see me going to Killeen, TX for the 8th annual Texas Transgender Nondi...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

BTAC 2017 Keynote Speaker Nominations

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BTAC 2017 will be here before we know it, and one of the cool things about this conference is there is space made for community input for ...

2016 DNC Convention Day 2 Recap

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Day 1 of #DNCinPhilly was contentious at times, but this was the day that eluded Hillary Clinton eight years ago and that sound you heard...

British Columbia Finally Passes Trans Human Rights Law!

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Provincial trans rights laws in Canada have been on the fast track since 2012, with seven Canadian provinces, Ontario, Newfoundland and La...

Meet Our DNC 2016 Black Trans Delegates

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Trans people have been part of the DNC convention landscape since 2000, but it wasn't until 2008 that we African American trans folk...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

2016 DNC LGBT Caucus Meeting

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Yesterday in downtown Philadelphia the 2016 DNC LGBT Caucus meeting took place in a packed room at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. ...

First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC 2016 Speech

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For those of you who didn't get to witness it live, First Lady Michelle Obama took to the DNC 2016 stage last night and delivered a sp...

Marisa Richmond Named Official 2016 DNC Convention Timekeeper

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This #DNCinPhilly convention is tuning out to be even more historic for trans kind than I anticipated.  In addition to having a record 27 ...

2016 DNC Convention- Day 1 Recap

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What a first day for the #DNCinPhilly    Debbie Wasserman Schultz gets called out at the Florida delegation breakfast and subsequently res...
Monday, July 25, 2016

RIP Dee Whigham

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We've lost another trans sister to senseless violence, this time in Mississippi Dee Whigham is her name, and the 25 year old registe...

2016 DNC Day 1 Convention Musing

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The 2016 Democratic National Convention gets started in Philadelphia today with the opening gavel in the Wells Fargo Arena scheduled at 3 ...

The 2016 Democratic Presidential Election Process Wasn't Rigged

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It's become fashionable in the media, in Green Tea Party circles and with disgruntled Sandernistas ti loudly claim that Bernie was che...
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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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