TransGriot

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

Thursday, May 11, 2017

ConGRADulations Trans Class of 2017

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It's not easy getting an education while trans, and our haters are trying to make it harder for you to do so. You deserve the utmost l...
Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Crucial 2017 Texas Legislative Deadline Day Passes

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We can't relax yet since the 85th Texas Legislative session is still running until May 29, but for those of us watching odious bills l...
Monday, May 08, 2017

President Obama Receives the 2017 JFK Profiles In Courage Award

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'I hope that current members of Congress recall that it actually doesn't take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerf...

My Thoughts About Brenda Bostick's Murder

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So we now know the name of the tenth person we've lost to anti-trans violence in the US in 2017, and as I feared,  she shared my ethni...

BTWI Statement Concerning The Bostick Murder

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2017 Contact  Monica Roberts BTWI Media Chair Carmarion D. Anderson  BTWI Founding National Director 855-...
Sunday, May 07, 2017

Rest In Power and Peace, Brenda Bostick

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We have lost another trans woman to anti-trans violence., this time in New York We don't know the name, or the ethnic background of ...

Congrats Alvin McEwen For Winning The 2017 GLAAD Outstanding Blog Award!

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After four nominations for the GLAAD Outstanding Blog award, Alvin McEwen's Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters finally took home its ...
Saturday, May 06, 2017

Have No Problem With Peeps Detransitioning - Until They Start Attacking The Trans Community

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It's why detransition is such a contentious topic in the transgender community.  We get prickly about it not only because of our own p...

Bloggers Are An Afterthought Again At GLAAD Media Awards

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Bloggers are being treated like stepchildren by GLAAD again. A year after we TBLGQ bloggers had to raise hell just to get the Outstandi...
Friday, May 05, 2017

Shut Up Fool Awards - Cinco Denial Edition

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Yesterday as many of you know was my 55th birthday, and today is Cinco de Mayo.   I missed being born on this day by an hour and 15 minute...

Thank You For A Fab 55th Birthday!

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Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone here in Houston, Texas and around the world who played a role in making my 55th birthday a ...
Thursday, May 04, 2017

Why I'm Proudly Stating My Age Today

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During one of the BTAC 2017 panels I was on last week, a question came from one of the attendees as to why since I look fabulous at 55, wh...

It's Moni's 55th Birthday!

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Well, I've made it through another 366 days on this space rock and get to celebrate another birthday. Yay me! A lot has happened in ...
Wednesday, May 03, 2017

BTWI Statement Concerning The Love Field TSA Harassment Of Our BTAC 2017 Attendees

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2017 Contact: Monica Roberts BTWI Media Chair Carmarion Anderson  BTWI Founding National Director 855-255-863...

My Birmingham Trans Fam Weren't Shown Any Love By TSA At Love Field

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I've made the sarcastic comment more than a few times that the Transportation Security Administration's TSA initials stand for ...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2017

BTAC 2017 Post Conference Thoughts

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Like many of my BTAC trans fam, I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep and get adjusted into being back in a world that can be hosti...
Monday, May 01, 2017

What A Horrible Trump World

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Dear Cheeto Leader has demonstrated once again to the reality based part of the country and the world just how massively stupid he is by n...
Sunday, April 30, 2017

BTAC 2017- Day 6 Schedule

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The final day and official event of BTAC 2017 takes place with the closing interfaith service starting at 11 AM followed by our traditional ...
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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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