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Friday, December 30, 2016

Happy Birthday Tona!

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It;'s December 30, and that means my thirtysomething sis Tona Brown is celebrating another birthday. Tona as you may or may not know...

Guess Who Won Most Admired Man and Woman In America For 2016?

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Take that Trumpettes!   President Barack Obama won over Il Douche in the Gallup Poll's Most Admired Man In America Poll for 2016. It&...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Still Evolving To Be That Quality Black Woman

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When I say 'quality Black woman', I wanted to be the type of woman that even if you knew or discovered after meeting me I was a tr...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

May The Force Be With You Always, Carrie!

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Like many of you TransGriot readers, I was shocked to hear that Carrie Fisher had suffered a heart attack while in the final phases of a f...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Houston Trans History- Rachelle Annette 'Toni' Mayes

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'If you think I can be harassed until I leave town, you're wrong.  I love Houston and I will stay." -Toni Mayes to Houston C...
Sunday, December 25, 2016

Scandinavian Electronics Store's Trans Themed Holiday Commercial

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While this holiday season has been a roller coaster of emotions for the trans community, had to drop some news about this heartwarming tra...

Merry Christmas Family

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Merry Christmas TransGriot Readers! Merry Christmas to all my family, cis, trans  blood and chosen family.  As I like to remind everyone...
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Happy Hanukkah 2016

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Today is the first night of Hanukkah, which will run until January 1.   I wanted to take the time to wish all my Jewish friends a very hap...
Friday, December 23, 2016

Shut Up Fool Awards - Not So Happy Holidays Edition

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Christmas comes in 48 hours, Hanukkah starts tomorrow and were less than 30 days from having the classy Obama administration replaced by t...

Upcoming 2017 Rainbow On Ice At Discovery Green

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One of the things that i love to do is ice skate, and since I moved back home I haven't had the chance to hit the ice rink at either t...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Looking Forward To Seeing 'Hidden Figures'

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As a native Houstonian who also grew up as a space junkie, loved it when we got to do a field trip to NASA stating in our junior high scho...

TransGriot 2016 NFL Picks- Week 16

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Only two weeks to go until we close out this year's TransGriot NFL prognostication contest,and I'm in a great position with a mult...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Plus Size Trans Model Shay Neary Lands A Major Contract!

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As Ive pointed out, trans feminine models have a long and proud history in the fashion world. The long stylish line of trans models goes...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Paige's Open Letter To Charlotte City Council

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Was not happy to hear that yesterday the Charlotte City Council, after resisting a so-called 'deal' in September to  repeal their ...

Andrea's Running For Minneapolis City Council!

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I posted earlier this month about Phillipe Cunningham running for the Minneapolis City Council, and now there's more wonderful trans ...

Rep Geraldine Roman Named To 100 Global Thinkers List

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Was happy to hear that Philippine Rep. Geraldine Roman was recently named to Foreign Policy Magazine's 100 Global Thinkers List . So...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Still Not My President

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All I have to say about the Electoral College vote today is this. I'm going to give Trump the same respect as president as he gave pre...
Sunday, December 18, 2016

Amiyah Scott's Making History On The FOX Show 'Star'

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Looks like we won't have to wait until February to see a scripted network drama show with a Black transfeminine character in it played...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Why I'm Still Pissed At The Bernie Or Busters & Third Party Voters

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Yep, still pissed off over the results of the 2016 election and specifically at two groups, the Bernie or Busters and third party voters....

UH Coogs Take On San Diego State In The Las Vegas Bowl

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It's not the New Year's Six Bowl or the College Football Playoff game that we Cougar fans were hoping to get to at the beginning o...
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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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