TransGriot

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

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Rest In Power and Peace, Jo Jo Striker

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I'm sorry to ruin Valentine's Day for y'all but it's my sad duty to report that we have lost another trans woman to anti-t...

Happy Valentine's Day, My Trans Valentines!

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I may be single again on Valentine's Day, but that won't stop me from showing love to all my trans valentines today.   Hey, that r...
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Laverne Talks Trans Rights On The Stephen Colbert Show

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You know I have much love for Laverne Cox and I'm eagerly anticipating the debut of the CBS legal drama Doubt tomorrow at 9 PM CST, ...

Happy Valentine's Day 2017

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Today is Valentine's Day and as usual I'm spending it by myself.   While I am blessed with many talents, finding myself in a long ...
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Monday, February 13, 2017

Why Laverne's Cameron Wirth Character Is Important

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One of the things I had a chance to talk about with young trans advocates during this just completed Transgender Leadership Institute in D...

Laverne Cox Urges Grammy Audience To "Google Gavin Grimm"'

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It's T- 48 hours until the CBS legal drama   Doubt graces our televisions screens and we get to witness Laverne Cox in her role as at...

Janet Mock's New Book 'Surpassing Certainty' Coming In June

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When we spent some quality time together at Chautauqua Institute making some history back in August as the first out trans people to ever ...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

Handling Texas Trans Community Business At The TLI

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As you loyal TransGriot readers know, Mama Moni has been in Dallas getting her learn on at the Transgender Leadership Institute sponsored ...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Conservafools, Why You Mad Black Patriot Players Won't See Your POTUS?

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Been chuckling ever since the New England Patriots Super Bowl LI overtime win that disgusted me about the increasing number of  Patriot ...
Friday, February 10, 2017

I'm In Dallas For The Transgender Leadership Institute!

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After a quick drama free flight on American Eagle up to DFW, I'm  at my hotel in the DFW area suburb of Irving, Texas near DFW Airport...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Your Lips Are Moving Edition

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I love Meghan Trainor's song Lips Are Moving , and ever since January 20 it runs in my head every time I see a spokesperson for this m...

Britain's Next Top Model Gets Its First Trans Contestant

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Isis King broke this ground back in 2011  as the first trans contestant on America's Next Top Model, and two trailblazing trans models...

Leaving On A Jet Plane - To Dallas

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In a few hours I'll be headed to Hobby once again to this time take a short flight inside the Lone Star State to Dallas. Nope, it...
Thursday, February 09, 2017

Texas Bullet Train Breaking Ground In 2018?

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Whenever I wish to go to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, my options rights now are to either drive or ride the nonstop Megabus between the t...
Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Coretta Scott King's 1986 Letter About Jeff Sessions

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US Senate Rule 19 doesn't affect me.   Here's the letter that Senator/Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)tried to read in the Senate chambers ...

Protest Of Texas Transphobes Today

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The Lone Star Transphobes are gathering for a Texas Pastors Policy Briefing starting around 10 AM at Hyde Park Baptist Church, and our re...
Monday, February 06, 2017

Gender Revolution: Working For Change

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The National Geographic Katie Couric documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric  later this evening at 8 PM CST, and I...
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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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