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

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Andrea Jenkins Elected Minneapolis City Council Vice President!

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Time to drop another Black history nugget on y'all. As many of you know we had two Black trans persons in Andrea Jenkins and Phillip...
Monday, February 05, 2018

If You're A Black TBLGQ Person, We KNOW TBLGQ Rights Aren't Safe

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"Should the self destructive white privilege fueled racist tendencies of white voters prevail on Tuesday, we will be stuck with peop...

Last Day To Register To Vote For Texas Primary Elections

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If you wish to vote in the upcoming Texas primary elections either during the early voting period that runs from February 20-March 2 or o...
Sunday, February 04, 2018

Ebony Morgan's Killer Found Guilty

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Justice has been served in the Ebony Morgan case. 23 year old Kenneth Kelley. Jr pled guilty to second degree murder and using a firear...

2017-18 NFL Playoffs- Super Bowl LII

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After the games of Championship Sunday were contested, I split the picks , getting the AFC one right (boo hiss) and getting the NFC one wr...

Houston Victory Fund Campaign Training Happening This Weekend

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One of the important political things that is also going on in Houston this weekend that I was bummed I couldn't take part in was the ...
Saturday, February 03, 2018

2018 GLBT Caucus Endorsement Meeting

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As a proud member of the Houston GLBT Caucus, spent the day at the 2018 Houston GLBT Caucus Endorsement Meeting that started at 11 AM CSI ...

TransGriot Named One Of 8 Houston Women To Watch On Social Media

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It's pop my collar time Wasn't expecting this honor to happen for me, but I and TransGriot was named by Houstonia magazine as o...
Friday, February 02, 2018

Being A Black Trans Leader Means I Have To Call Crap Out

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Been checking out the reaction of white feminists to Rose McGowan's anti-trans outburst, and the first thing I have to say about it is...
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Shut Up Fool Awards- Groundhog Day 2018 Edition

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Well, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so that means we'll have six more weeks of winter weather, according to the superstition.    ...
Thursday, February 01, 2018

Why Y'all Still Mad About The Black Panther Movie?

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So hate on haters.   Come Black History Month 2018, I and other Black Panther fans will be going to and having a lot of fun at the local m...

Rep. Maxine Waters SOTU Response Speech

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For those of you wondering what happened to Rep,. Maxine Waters'  SOTU response speech, she decided to delay it until Wednesday night ...

Black Trans History Is Undeniably Black History

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Today is the start of Black History Month.   It's only 28 days (29 in a leap year) but for me, EVERY DAY and EVERY MONTH is Black Hist...

Who Will Make It As Class of 2018 SUF Lifetime Achievement Award Winners?

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Since 2010, every year on Oscars night I name some peeps for my Shut Up Fool Lifetime Achievement Awards. There are just people who exce...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Candis Cayne Gets A Multi Show Character On 'Grey's Anatomy'

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It's been a while since the last time that Candis Cayne was on an ABC television show.  Back in 2007-2008 Candis was on the show Dir...

Ohio Considering Pro-TBLGQ Rights Legislation

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Because it has been run by the Republicans for several decades, Ohio has a well earned reputation for being hostile to trans human rights....
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Rep. Joe Kennedy's Democratic SOTU Response

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Folks, it would be easy to dismiss this past year as chaos, partisanship, as politics, but it’s far, far bigger than that. This administra...

Here's A Real SOTU Speech By A Real POTUS

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For those of you who are boycotting (like I am) Dear Orange Misleader's State of the Union speech and are wishing you could once again...

Jess Herbst Is Running For Reelection As New Hope Mayor

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One of the people that I got to meet in 2017 was the mayor of New Hope, TX in Jess Herbst. The first meeting for us happened during one ...
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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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