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

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Musing About The DNC 2020 Trans Contingent

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The 2016 DNC Convention in Philadelphia is over and it was a historic and record breaking one. We had a trans contingent of 27 people from...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards- Moni's In Da Ville Again Edition

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Since Sunday I've been visiting my homies and homettes in my adopted hometown of  Louisville, KY for the first time since my Labor Day...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

TransGriot 2016 NFL Picks-Week 3

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Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season has come and gone, and my fave NFL footballers are still unbeaten and sitting atop the AFC South Division st...

Texas Trans Pioneer Linda Phillips Passes Away

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Was sad to hear the news via Gordene MacKenzie's Facebook page that pioneering Texas trans woman Linda Phillips has passed away sudd...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

I Don't Need Your Permission To Have My Humanity Respected

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In the latest example of white faux christian conservafool arrogance, a new anti-trans campaign with two white women as spokesmodels is t...

Po-po's, Stop Killing Black People

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One of the things I'm beyond sick and tired of being sick and tired of is turning on the TV to hear of another instance where an unarm...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Dee Whigham Case Update

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This update in the Dee Whigham case is trigger warning worthy because it is going to discuss just how savage her murder was and how the wa...

Must See Trans TV Alert-STRUT Premieres Tonight

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Here's a Must See Trans TV alert for you. Premiering tonight is the Oxygen debut of the Whoopi Goldberg produced show STRUT , which...
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Miss SaHHara Places In Top 5 In 2016 Miss Trans Star International Pageant

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In case you're wondering how my British sis via Nigeria Miss SaHHara fared in the just concluded Miss Trans Star International pagean...

Models Geena Rocero and Tracey Norman Make History On 'Harper's Bazaar India' Covers

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More trans history was made as models Geena Rocero and Tracey Africa Norman appear on a groundbreaking series of Harper's Bazaar India...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Kerry Washington Puts Trump On Blast

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I love actress and advocate KerryWashington for a lot of reasons, and one of them is because she is  keen observer of what's going on ...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

President Obama's 2016 CBC Speech

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Last night President Barack Obama spoke to the 48th annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner for the last ...

The Air Marshal Is Headed To Da Ville!

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If you're thinking, "Didn't you just fly off to San Francisco a week ago?" yes I sure did.  But this trip isn't fo...

Gender Infinity 2016

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Every now and then I do a Houston based event to reminds my Houston homies and homettes that I still live here, this is home and I love ev...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Trinity's Asking You To Stop Killing Us

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The shock, sadness and anger over another Black trans woman being killed last night in Baltimore is not only affecting us in Black Trans W...

RIP Crystal Edmonds

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It's my sad duty to report we've lost another sister in 2016 to senseless anti-trans violence 32 year old Crystal Edmonds was sh...
Friday, September 16, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards- 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

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Yesterday was the start in the US of Hispanic Heritage Month , a month long celebration of the contributions of Latinx and Hispanic Americ...

2016 UH Cougar Watch- Cougars Beat Cincinnati 40-16

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The game was actually closer than the final score indicated, but the number 6 ranked University of Houston Cougars beat the Cincinnati Bea...

Roland Martin Calls Out Bill O'Reilly

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Y'all know how much I love my Houston homeboy Roland Martin, and one of the highlights of the joint NABJ-NAHJ convention I recently at...

Arrest Made In Deneequia Dodds Case

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I have some good news to report in that an  arrest has been made  in the Deenequia Dodds case. You'll recall that Dodds was found by...
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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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