TransGriot

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

Friday, September 01, 2017

Happy 40th Birthday Fran Watson!

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Couldn't let today pass without wishing Fran Watson a very happy 40th birthday. Y'all know I have much love for my trailblazing ...

British Trans DJ Is The Face Of New L'Oreal Campaign

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As the right wing continues to fan the flames of anti-trans hatred, we just keep blazing trails and handling our business. Meet British ...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

2017 Williams Watch- The US Open's Starting!

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While I was busy dealing with Hurricane.TS Harvey dropping way too much rain on my hometown, the 137th annual US Open kicked off at the Bi...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Mixed Houston Harvey Emotions

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Today is Houston's 181st birthday, and I woke up to a sight I haven't seen in several days in terms of a sunrise and no angry rain...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Right On, Ashlee!

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If I haven't said it lately, I have much love and respect for Ashlee Marie Preston, my trailblazing Left Coast based sis who made hist...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

A Houston Harvey Mass Evacuation Would Have Been A Disaster

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Been hearing chatter critical of the decision that Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and other Houston and Harris Coun...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

25th Anniversary Of The ICTLEP Conference

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Today is the 25th anniversary of the first of eventually six ICTLEP conferences that took place in Houston from 1992 to 1997. The Inter...
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Waiting For Hurricane Harvey

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I moved back to the Houston area in May 2010  nearly two years after Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc on the upper Texas coast and its Category...

Roland Martin Puts Pastor Paula White On Blast

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Pastor Paula White lived up to her last name by hypocritically defending Dolt 45 in a televised fake faith based dog and pony show with th...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Arrest Made In Tee Tee Dangerfield Murder Case

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Happy to hear that an arrest has been made in the Tee Tee Dangerfield murder case   To refresh your memories about the case, the 32 year o...

Justice Being Served In Keyonna Blakeney Case

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In the latest update in the Keyonna Blakeney murder case, .22 year old Keith Renier was found guilty of second degree murder and was sen...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

'What Would You Do?' Episode Tackles Transphobic Boutique

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The ABC show What Would You Do? hosted by John Quinones   has had shows that have tackled transphobic situations staged with actors to see...
Monday, August 21, 2017

Total Solar Eclipse Today

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I remember the 1970 total solar eclipse that ran up the East Coast of the United States and got a mention in Carly Simon's hit song Yo...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Don't Let Your POTUS Get Your Azz Cussed Out

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Laughing my butt off at the faux outrage coming from conservafool white America because two high school Beckys waltzed onto the campus of ...
Saturday, August 19, 2017

Happy Transgender Pride Flag Day!

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Today is the anniversary of the day 18 years ago that Navy veteran Monica Helms came up with the design of the transgender pride flag that...
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Is It Health and Human Services Texas Policy To Harass Trans Texans?

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Was not happy to hear about the latest instance of anti- trans discrimination in my hometown and who it happened to. Ana Andrea Molina ...
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Friday, August 18, 2017

Number 17- RIP Gwynevere River Song

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While the Texas trans community is celebrating the fact that we killed SB 3 and other odious anti-trans bills during this Special Oppres...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

They Tried To Tell You Trump Was Unfit To Serve As POTUS

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And y'all were too caught up in your fee fees to listen, or arrogantly thought you knew better than the Black POTUS or the white femal...

'Spirit Of The Confederacy' Has Got To Go

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The local Robert E. Lee chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a 12 foot tall statue of a bronze angel in Sam Houston ...

Texas Special Oppression Session Is Over!

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Earlier this afternoon  we Texas activists who have been fighting SB 6, SB 3 and other anti-trans hate bills heard the words we've wan...
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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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