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

Friday, November 03, 2017

Shut Up Fool Awards- Carol Moseley Braun US Senate Election Anniversary Edition

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It was on the date in 1992 that Carol Moseley Braun became the first African American woman and the first Black Democrat of any gender ele...

Dallas Lights Up Their Skyline For H-Town

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Normally there is no love lost between Houston and Dallas when it comes to our ongoing civic rivalry, and being a proud native Houstonian ...
Thursday, November 02, 2017

TransGriot 2017 NFL Picks Week 9

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I'm having a great sports week so far.  My hometown baseballers finally won their first title.   The Coogs handed South Florida their ...

Houston Tapped To Host 2024 College Football Championship Game

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Texas conservafools, this is another undeniable example of the Lone Star State getting nice things when you peeps don't go to Austin a...

Astros Earn History And Finally Win A World Series Championship!

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I was 24 days from arriving on Planet Earth when the Astros, then known as the Houston Colt .45's, played their first game at their te...
Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Can You Donate and Help Trans Candidates Make History?

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It's the first day of November, and we are six day away from making history with a group of stellar trans candidates who are running f...

2017 US Trans Murders List

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We're getting close to this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial events, and this is the current list of trans people wh...

Number 22- RIP Candace Towns

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Woke up this morning to find out that we've lost our 22nd trans person to anti-trans violence in the person of 30 year old Candace Tow...
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2018 ACA Enrollment Starts Today

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The United States has tried to pass some form of comprehensive health care legislation since the late 19th Century.  President Franklin De...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Happy Trans National Holiday 2017

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There's a reason why I call October 31 the Trans National Holiday.  It's one of the few times in our binary culture (Mardi Gras,...

Girl Becomes First Trans Cheerleader At Her School

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Was wondering when I would get to post some positive news on TransGriot concerning the trans Class of 2018 and what trails they blaze at t...

Hard Hitting Ad Deployed In VA Governor's Race

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The Virginia governor's race has gotten nasty as Democratic candidate Ralph Northam has pulled ahead in a recent poll over former GOP ...

Killer Of Monica Loera Facing Trial Today

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Monica Loera of Austin was the first of a record 27 trans people murdered in the United States in 2016.   Thanks to a tip from one of my T...
Monday, October 30, 2017

TNA Halloween Fundraising Party At Hamburger Mary's Tomorrow

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For those of you who don't want to watch Game 6 of the World Series and wish to break out your costumes  why not head over to Hamburge...

Astros One Win Away From Earning World Series History

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I was up late along with much of Houston watching that World Series record five hour extra inning game that put my fave baseball team one ...

Ahh! I Love The Smell Of Indictments In The Morning

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Well, the day the Trump Misadministration has been dreading finally happened The Mueller investigation into the Trump campaign collusion w...
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Number 21- RIP Stephanie Montez

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We have lost our 21st trans person to anti-trans violence and the third in Texas this year in 47 year old Stephanie Montez.  She's als...

Happy 14th Birthday, Trinity!

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Today is the 14th birthday of one of our amazing trans kids and budding advocates in Trinity Neal. I've had the pleasure of meeting ...

Get Your Early Vote On Texas!

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We have a year until the 2018 elections happen in Texas, so get you practice in for that critical election cycle by getting your early vot...
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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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