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

Monday, February 20, 2017

The Trans Benefice 25 Coming Soon

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The March 1 deadline to nominate people for the 2017 Trans 100 Awards in North America and Internationally is fast approaching, but I'...

Karma Kicks Milo In The Rear

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It took a while, but it looks like karma has finally put on her stiletto heels and kicked Milo Yiannopoulos in his posterior. After his ...

Valentina Sampaio Is Vogue Paris' First Ever Trans Cover Girl

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'But only when a transgender person poses on the front cover of a fashion magazine and it is no longer necessary to write an editoria...

Texas Orgs Launch 'I Pee With LGBT' Campaign

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The pressure is mounting as an increasingly broad coalition of Texans are gearing up to stop the Texas Transgender Oppression Bill, AKA SB...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Never Again

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Seventy five years ago today President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that resulted in the internment of Japanese-A...

A Busy H-town Day For Me

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This Sunday finds me doing multiple events in my hometown There's a rally at Houston City Hall organized by a coalition of groups ta...

Don Lemon Shuts Down Trump Spokesliar

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I've had my issues with CNN's Don Lemon at times, but lately he and his network have grown a backbone when it comes to confronting...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Larry Wilmore Puts Milo On Blast

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I don't have HBO on my cable package, and this is one night I wish I did. This week's episode of Bill Maher's HBO  Real Time...

Jazz Doll To Be Introduced At NY Toy Show

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I had the pleasure of meeting Jazz Jennings and much of her wonderful family back in 2012.  I have loved her ever since we trans elders fi...
Friday, February 17, 2017

NBA Sends Warning To Texas GOP About SB 6

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After the NFL's Vice President of Communications sent Texas a warning about the unjust SB 6 that passage of it would put an end to Da...

Shut Up Fool Awards- Messing With Texas Edition

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The pressure is mounting for the Texas GOP majority to kick the unjust SB 6 to the curb, and they ain't liking the fact they are being...

Who Will Be The Class of 2017 SUF Lifetime Achievement Award Winners?

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Since 2010, every year during the Oscar Awards, I have been naming a Shut Up Fool Lifetime Achievement Award winner because it was obvious...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Gov Abbott Whines About NFL Warning About SB6

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So far during this rollout of the Texas Transgender Oppression Bill, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has been content to let Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R)...

2017 Pride Houston Grand Marshal Candidate Meet and Greet On Sunday

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As many of you loyal TransGriot readers are aware of, I have been nominated as a finalist for Pride Houston's female Grand Marshal   a...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Wednesday Is Becoming Must See Trans TV Day

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With the highly anticipated and historic for trans kind debut of the CBS legal drama Doubt , and FOX's Star both having major trans c...
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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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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