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

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Bill C-16 Passes Senate Third Reading!

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June 15, 2017 is a date that will be etched into Canadian trans history. It's been a long time coming, with the first of these bil...

World War T Is a Protracted Battle, Not A Conservative Political Blitzkrieg

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In the wake of the Obergefell v Hodges ruling the conservative movement lost in 2015, that was the moment they decided to shift tactics a...

Yukon Territory Passes Trans Rights Law!

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While we're still waiting to see what happens with Bill C-16 as it sits at third reading stage in the Canadian Senate, Yukon Territory...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Number 13- Rest In Peace Josie Berrios

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Once again, we have lost another US trans woman of color to anti-trans violence in 2017, and sadly she is another trans woman of color. ...

Potty Man

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Texas Lt .Governor Dan Patrick (R) is sure obsessed about where Texas trans people poop and pee to the point he tried with the help of TX ...

Third Annual Jamaica Pride Happening August 1-7

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For the last two years we at BTAC have been exceedingly proud to note that our BTAC fam includes two people from Jamaica and Brazil, and ...

Call Me Ashley

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As I have repeatedly pointed out over the history of this blog, trans people are part of the diverse mosaic of human life and we can be fo...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Danica Roem Wins VA Dem Primary!

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Danica Roem made a little political history in Virginia tonight. She surprisingly bested three candidates, Steve Jansen, Andrew Adams a...

BTWI Statement Concerning The Kenne McFadden Murder

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2017 Contact  Monica Roberts BTWI Media Chair Carmarion D. Anderson  BTWI Founding National Director 855-25...

Janet Mock's New Book 'Surpassing Certainty' Out Today

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The last time I spent some quality time with my amazing sis was when we were making history together last summer at Chautauqua Institute. ...
Monday, June 12, 2017

50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia SCOTUS Case

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Today is the 50th anniversary of the US Supreme Court dropping the landmark Loving v Virginia case decision which killed the laws prohibit...

Puerto Rico Says 'Si' To Statehood

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Yesterday Puerto Rican voters took a major step toward the island becoming the 51st state. In Sunday's non binding referendum that d...

Texas Trans History- The Texas 'T' Party

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In the wake of the recent death of Linda Phillips, one of the co-organizers of this event along with her wife Cynthia, been needing to t...

Pulse Terror Attack: One Year Later

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This was an attack on the entire TBLG community, and we cannot allow the people killed at Pulse to die in vain.  Far from the entire commu...
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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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