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

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Heading To Boston Wednesday

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Next week I'm heading to New England and staying in Boston for the first time since my trip to the NABJ Convention in 2014 and Fantasi...

2016 UH Cougar Watch- Battling SMU

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The 6-1 University of Houston Cougars rebounded from their 46-40 AAC West Division conference loss at Navy and falling to number 13 in the...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards- Black Panther 50th Anniversary Weekend Edition.

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The Black Panther Party For Self Defense was formed 50 years ago in Oakland, CA on October 15, 1966.  What was one of the motivating facto...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Must See Trans TV- Rocky Horror Starring Laverne Cox On Tonight

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Just your friendly TransGriot reminder that while we wait for her debut on the upcoming CBS legal drama Doubt as attorney Cameron Wirth, ...
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TransGriot 2016 NFL Picks-Week 7

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I had a great Week 6 picking NFL games highlighted by the Texans coming back from their somnambulant first half of offense at NRG Stadium...

Yes, You Are A Masterpiece

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"Tell all those who think that I'm a mistake, that I'm not a mistake. I'm a masterpiece." -Trinity My little sis ...

Canadian C-16 Trans Rights Bill Passes Second Reading!

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Been keeping an eye north of the border tracking the progress of Bill C-16, AKA the Trans Rights Bill that was introduced back on May 17. ...

It's A Debate Sweep For Clinton

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The final debate was in Las Vegas last night, and once again it was another win for Presiden t Secretary Hillary Clinton in which she deci...

It's Spirit Day 2016!

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Today is Spirit Day,    It's the day created by Canadian teen Brittany McMillan to wear purple in support of our TBLGQ youth who are b...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

20th Annual OutSmart Gayest and Greatest Awards Presentation Tonight

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Tonight starting at 5 PM will be the live presentation of OutSmart Magazine's Gayest and Greatest Readers Choice Awards. OutSmart i...

Texas Early Voting Starts October 24

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Since the last presidential debate between Democratic nominee Sec. Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump will be talking pla...

Last Clinton-Trump Debate Tonight

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Live from the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus later tonight, it's the final 2016 presidential debate between Sec. Hillary Clinto...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Naw Gay Community, Ain't No Forgiving That Oppressive Flag Or What It Reps

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Once again we have another example of what non-white TBLGQ community members complain about when we note that being gay is far too often c...
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Decided To Take An Unannounced Internet Break

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In case you're wondering why I hadn't been posting at my normal schedule here on the blog, just stepped away and needed to do so b...

Naw GOP, This Election Isn't 'Rigged'

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I have been amused to hear Donald Trump claim with three weeks to go that this election is 'rigged' against him. Naw dude, you n...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama Calls Out Trump's Treatment Of Women In NH Speech

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First Lady Michelle Obama was tellin' it like it T-I-S is about a certain Republican sexual predator running for the presidency. “T...

TransGriot 2016 NFL Picks- Week 6

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Week 5 wasn't a good one for me or the Texans, and thankfully I was busy with my high school classmates so I didn't have to watch ...

Jenna's Open Letter To A PISD Transphobe

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On my Facebook page, we had a discussion on National Coming Out Day about the importance of cisgender allies coming out in support of thei...

Hey Caitlyn, You Still Supporting Trump and the Transphobic GOP?

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As y'all know, after giving Caitlyn Jenner time after her transition to try and fail to find a voice we could be proud of in our commu...

'Die Beautiful' Film Opening In The Philippines

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This is another film in which I wish the directors would have actually hired a trans woman or cis woman to play the trans protagonist Tris...
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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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