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

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Number 12- Rest In Power And Peace, Kenne McFadden

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Was wondering how long it was going to take before all the anti-trans hatred being spewed out of Dan Patrick's and other Texas Republi...

Rep. Senfronia Thompson Calls Out The TX GOP Transphobic Discrimination

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“ White. Colored. I was living through that era…bathrooms divided us then, and it divides us now. America has long recognized that separat...
Wednesday, June 07, 2017

First LGBT Pride Month Display Up At Houston City Hall

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On my birthday, as their way to get me out of the house and to a known location so they could surprise me, I ended up at Eric Edward Schel...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Texas Special Oppression Session To Start July 18

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Not satisfied with the fact they didn't get all their legislative oppression done during the recently concluded 85th Texas Legislative...

Race and Gender Discrimination Sidelines Nebraska Soccer Player And Her Team

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Not happy to hear about the situation that took place in Nebraska in which a soccer team was disqualified from a tournament before they we...

Introducing the New TransGriot Logo!

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I've been working since late 2016 on this project for a few months in conjunction with Houston based Koncept Kit , a trans owned marke...

Gov. Abbott's Press Conference Today

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Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has called for a press conference to take place in Austin at 2:30 PM CDT that will be watched from both sides of the ...
Monday, June 05, 2017

Congrats Niece and Nephew For 200 Strange Fruit Shows!

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One of the things I got to do when I took my 2014 Labor Day weekend vacation trip back to Louisville was head to the WFPL-FM studios in d...

The Most Unfriendly LGBT President Ever

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The turning of the calendar page to June also means that it's the start of Pride Month, and we have gotten spoiled over the last eight...
Sunday, June 04, 2017

2017 Williams Watch- Venus Is Out At 2017 French Open

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Aww, I was hoping with all the upsets that included defending 2016 French Open champ Garbine Muguruza, that 10th seeded Big Sis would get ...

Brienne Minor Wins Historic 2017 NCAA Women's Singles Tennis Title

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Black history was made on May 29 at the recent NCAA Division I women's tennis championships that were conducted at the Dan Magill Tenn...
Saturday, June 03, 2017

Pittsburgh (and Philadelphia) Voted For Hillary, Not 45

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The political science joke about Pennsylvania is that it is Pittsburgh in the west, Philadelphia in the east and Alabama in the middle. ...
Friday, June 02, 2017

2017 Williams Watch- Venus Rising

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Since Little Sis announced that she was pregnant, and won the 2017 Australian Open title while with child, me seeing Serena complete a cal...

Shut Up Fool Awards-First One In June Edition

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With the flipping of the calendar page to June we're now halfway through 2017, and this year has already seemed to have dragged on for...

Congrats Madame PTA President!

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One of the ultimate goals for us in Trans World is to just be seen as the amazing men, women and people we are and just get on with living...

It's Not 'Talking Politics' To Cosign Oppression

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This is a guest post from my Arizona homegirl Toni D'orsay.  She's tired of people who use the term 'talking politics' to ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Moni's Excellent Memorial Day Weekend

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So what did y'all do on Memorial Day weekend? This year I didn't sit around the house waiting for a late invite to a barbecue or b...
Monday, May 29, 2017

It's The 85th Texas Legislature Sine Die Day

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It's is mercifully Day 140 of the 85th Texas Legislative session and the last day of it.   The clock is ticking toward 12:01 PM as we ...
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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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