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

Monday, January 30, 2017

Moni's On KPFT-FM's 'Queer Voices' Tonight

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Just a reminder to you TransGriot readers and H-town peeps that I will once again be a guest on Queer Voices  along with Jeffry Faircloth ...

Are You Going To Be A Human Rights Hero Or Zero?

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Over my lifetime I've heard people talk about the 60's, the wide range of protests that were happening at the time from the African-...

Malala's Statement About Trump's Racist Muslim Ban

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I was at Houston Intercontinental Airport last night along with 2000 people in Terminal E's international arrivals hall protesting Tru...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

If You Know A Lawyer, Hug Them

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I am blessed to know more than a few lawyers and have several friends who are either judges, in law school or are studying as we speak to ...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

So How Did You Spend Your Friday?

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My Friday turned out to be a busy one.   Dee Dee and I joined a group of our fellow Houstonians at 2 PM CST who protested Lt. Governor D...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Why Texas' SB 6 Is An Unjust Law

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You have probably heard a lot about SB 6, the so called Women's Privacy and Business Protection Act sponsored by Sen Lois Kolkhorst at...

Been Nominated For 2017 Houston Pride Parade Grand Marshal!

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During the unveiling event for this year's Houston Pride logo and the theme for this year's parade,they also announced the names o...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

2017 Williams Watch -It's A Williams Sisters Aussie Open Final!

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The 2017 Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, and for the first time since 2003 ,the Williams sisters ...

'Trans Scripts, Part 1 The Women' Now Playing Until February 5

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While I was at Creating Change, the opening performance of the Paul Lucas written play Trans Scripts, Part 1:  The Women debuted on Januar...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

2017 Williams Watch -On To The Aussie Open Semifinals!

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My fave tennis playing siblings are just one match away from meeting each other in the Australian Open Finals for the first time since 200...

Lois, Stop Lying About Your Transphobic Bill

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In the latest version of #AlternativeFacts Texas Style , Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) tried to tell the lie that SB 6, or as I call it ...

'This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous' Movie Trailer

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One of the things we are going to need now more than ever during this Trump regime is trans people telling their stories in the media. Gig...

So Bernie, Stein and Johnson Voters, Enjoying The Presidency You Enabled?

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So Bernie, Stein and Johnson voters, after four days of this disastrous presidency that is worse than I even foresaw, I have one question ...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Melania Doesn't Get Any Love From Me Either

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I'm starting to see people in liberal progressive world wanting to give Melania a pass for being married to and repeatedly dissed by T...

My #CC17 Post Convention Thoughts

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I'm now back in the Houston area after spending a few days at this year's edition of the Task Force's Creating Change Conferen...

2017 Williams Watch- Rolling To The Quarterfinals

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I was a little busy handling some movement business over the last few days in Philly, so I haven't had the chance to sit down and watc...
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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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