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

Monday, March 27, 2017

You Ride On An Airline Pass, Gotta Follow That Airline's Pass Rules

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I worked in the airline business for 14 years and transitioned in the middle of my time there at IAH's Terminal C.   One of my perks a...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

BTWI Statement Concerning The Murder Of Alphonza Watson

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TransGriot Note: BTWI  Statement concerning the death of Alphonza Watson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2017 Contact: Monica Roberts BT...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Shut Up Fool Awards- LGBTMedia17 Edition

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As many of you TransGriot readers are aware of, I'm in Orlando for the 8th annual LGBT Media Journalists Convening.   We had a mixer l...

Accuracy Matters When We're Discussing Trans Murders

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As much of the country is aware of, we have now had eight trans women murdered due to anti-trans violence.   We know that seven of the ei...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Moni's In The Middle Of LGBTMedia17

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Had an amazing morning at IAH wandering Terminals C and E before I boarded my United flight to Orlando.  It was nice seeing some of my old...

Leaving On A Jet Plane- To Orlando

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It's time for me to hop on another plane to take me to another community event.  But this time I'm leaving out of as we call it in...

Rest In Power and Peace, Alphonza

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We have now lost eight trans women in 2017 to anti- trans violence.  Seven of them have been African American trans women. The latest murd...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Why Is A Hate Group Meddling In An Illinois School Board Race?

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Normally school board races can be low key and non controversial in nature unless something happens during the campaign or a controversial...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Building Sustained Texas Black Trans Representation Is Needed and Necessary

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In addition to some blogger y'all know making a little speech, engaging with our elected officials and their staffers under the Pink D...

The All In For Equality Texas Rally Speeches

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I got up at 3:30 AM CDT so I could board a bus headed to Austin to participate in the All In For Equality Lobby Day.  I was also tapped to...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Another Week, Another Lobby Day

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If it seems like I was just in Austin two weeks ago, yeah I was up along with trans people from across the Lone Star State and our allies ...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Shut Up Fool Awards- The Fools Of Texas Edition

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I love my home state, but hate is Republican controlled government that seems cant go one day without embarrassing the Lone Star State wit...

TransGriot Perv Watch- Oklahoma TBLGQ Oppressor Busted For Child Prostitution

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How deliciously apropos in the wake of the Texas senate passage of SB 6, the Texas Transgender Oppression Act which is laughingly claimed ...

Moni's 2017 NCAA Women's B-Ball Bracket

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Unlike the NCAA men's tourney, I've had a lot better results (6-3) picking the champion in the NCAA women's tournament ranks. ...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Terrific Ten TX Dem Senators Oppose SB 6

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For those of you who were wondering where were the Texas Senate Democrats in opposition to SB 6 and its 21-10 passage in the Texas Senate ...

Diamond Stylz- Her Comments About Chimamanda Adichie

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It's been a while since I've posted one of Diamond's videos, and this one definitely deserves to be signal boosted. I've s...

Countdown To LGBTMedia17!

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Looking forward in one week to being on a flight to Orlando and joining my media colleagues from around the nation at the 8th annual LGBT ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

National Day Of Action For Trans Women And Femmes

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I warned a few days before the 2016 presidential election that the humanity and human rights of trans people were on the ballot .   Since ...

Texas Transgender Oppression Act Passes In Senate

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Despite the valiant efforts of the Terrific Ten Democratic senators who offered multiple amendments to give the GOP oppressors an opportu...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

TNA Fundraiser At Hamburger Mary's Tonight

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Later tonight at our brand new Hamburger Mary's location in the heart of the gayborhood the Transgender National Alliance will be host...
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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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