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

Thursday, October 06, 2016

Happy Sweet 16th Birthday Jazz!

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Today is the Sweet 16th birthday of one of our amazing trans teen advocates in Jazz Jennings! What can you say about someone who has been ...
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TransGriot 2016 NFL Picks-Week 5

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We're now past the first quarter of the 2016 NFL season and my fave NFL ballers are not only sitting atop the AFC South Division with ...

Service For Cheryl Courtney-Evans October 12

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The life and legacy of our pioneering trans sister Cheryl C. Courtney-Evans will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 12 at the Vision Chur...

Selena MAC Collection Is A Hit!

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If you don't think the Latinx community still doesn't have mad love for all things Selena, here's more evidence they do. Was...

Will We See Any Trans Homecoming Queens and Kings This School Year?

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Since it's now October, it's about that time that high schools across the country in this 2016-17 school year have their homecomi...
Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Yo One Million Moms, This Is What A Trans Feminine Fashion Model Looks Like

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Was chuckling to myself when I saw the story in the UK based Pink News about the right wing hate group One Million Moms (actually 3500 me...

'Stacey's Not A Girl' Indiegogo Campaign Has Four Days Left

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I've talked about the book Stacey's Not A Girl and the Indiegogo campaign to raise $9,000 to get the book published. Thanks to...

Two Federal Courts Rule Trans Students Are Protected Under Title IX

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While we Texans await the results of an appeal to a case being heard by Reed O'Connor, a GW Bush appointed transphobic judge, the huma...

Daliah Husu Tells Her Story In Her Book 'I Am Woman'

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Over the years I've read and have a few autobiographical books by trans people sitting on my bookshelf telling their stories like Caro...
Tuesday, October 04, 2016

She Sure Is Prepared To Be POTUS

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No matter how much some people irrationally hate on her, let's be real about this salient point concerning Sec. Hillary Clinton. She...

She's Your Sister, Not Your Competition

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I was watching the interview on Sunday that Cheryl Courtney Evans gave with Raquel Willis in January.   During the third part of it she t...
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2016 Vice Presidential Debate Tonight

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It was clear to myself and other observers  when it was over that Sec. Hillary Clinton spanked Donald Trump's incoherent behind in th...
Monday, October 03, 2016

Love Your Black Trans KIds

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One of the things that I have been angry about in my Black community is the disturbing pattern of a cadre of Black parents when their chi...

The Battle For LGBTQ Non Discrimination Policy Panel Tomorrow

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I always love it when I get a chance to come back to my alma mater for panel discussions, and tomorrow I'll on the UH campus taking pa...
Sunday, October 02, 2016

Happy Birthday Jenifer Rene!

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Need to close out this emotional day with some positive news. Today also happens to be the birthday of my trailblazing sis Jenifer Rene Po...

Rest In Power Jay Kallio

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Was advised by Joshua Holiday that our community lost New York based trans man and longtime TBLGQ community activist Jay Kallio to cancer ...

Rest In Power, Cheryl Courtney-Evans

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I was shocked and saddened to hear that another one of our trans elders and pioneers has transitioned and earned her wings. Still trying...
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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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