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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Lina Hidalgo- People's State of the County Speech

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Despite Harris County going undeniably blue in the 2016 election cycle, we unfortunately have a 4-1 Republican majority on the Harris Coun...

Two Texas Transmen Are Running For Office!

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We have had since the 80's several trans women run for office in various parts of Texas.   Jenifer Rene Pool made history in the 2016 ...
Monday, December 04, 2017

Upcoming 2017 International LGBTQ Leaders Conference

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This is a conference I would love to attend but not looking like I'll be able to be there this year It's the International LGBTQ...

Happy Milestone Birthday, Lauren!

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"i'm not a fetish.  I'm not a sideshow. I'm not a trend. I'm none of those things.  I feel like I have a target on m...
Sunday, December 03, 2017

An Anti-Roy Moore Ad From A Surprising Source

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On December 12 the voters of Alabama will head to the polls to choose their next senator. They have a choice between Democrat Doug Jones, ...

The Holidays Can Be Not So Happy For Trans People

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One reason that we are on heightened suicide alert when we are interacting with our trans family is because from TDOR to Thanksgiving to N...

Rest In Power Bishop S.F. Makalani-MaHee

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' I have to tell you as an African-American transgender man of faith that it is crucially important that the dignity of every citizen ...
Friday, December 01, 2017

Shut Up Fool Awards- Trump Christmas Fail Edition

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It's December 1, which means that we have 30 more days after today left in this somewhat crappy year.  This is also the first Christma...

'Black America' Show In Development

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Now this is a show I will watch if it finally makes it to the air. For over a year now Will Packer and Aaron McGruder have been working ...

World AIDS Day 2017

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Today is the 29th annual observance of World AIDS Day.  This December 1 day has been observed since 1988, and is dedicated to not only r...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

TransGriot 2017 NFL Picks - Week 13

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In addition to me having a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend hanging out with one of my Houston area homegirls for dinner,  I also had a grea...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Trans United Fund Deserves Your Support

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#GivingTuesday may have already passed, but you don't need a specific day to donate to one of the organizations who has taken on the...

PM Trudeau Delivers Apology To TBLGQ Canadians

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" It is with shame and sorrow and deep regret for the things we have done that I stand here today and say: We were wrong. We apologiz...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Number 23- Rest In Power Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson

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Any hopes I had that we would not lose any more trans people in 2017 to anti-trans violence were dashed when I received word of the lates...

Deray Mckesson At UH Tomorrow

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Going to be an interesting event happening at UH on Wednesday night as as part of the UH Graduate College of Social Work Social Justice So...

'No Letter Left Behind' Conversation Tonight At Obsidian Theater

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One of the things I've been saying for a while is that we need to have ongoing conversations and information dissemination events in H...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Prince Harry Putting A Ring On Meghan's Finger

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White supremacists around the world are probably having hissy fits right now since it was announced that Prince Harry, fifth in line to th...

Moni Needs Some Help.....

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You  longtime TransGriot readers know that I don't like asking for help unless I really need it, but this qualifies as one of those ti...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Finding Fashionable Heels Is A Pain For Tall Girls

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As many of my friends and readers know, it took me a while to get to that point, but I'm proud of being 6'2" and being on #Te...

MassResistance Sets Off Gaydars With Rainbow Flag Waving Interpretive Dance

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We have always said in TBLGQ World that the people who gleefully work on oppressing our community are usually self hating cowards who prot...
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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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