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

Thursday, February 08, 2018

Number 3- Rest In Power and Peace Tonya Harvey

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We have now had the third trans person murdered in 2018, and we go to Buffalo, NY to talk about the latest trans person we have lost far t...

Andrea Marra and Melissa Sklarz Running For Office In New York State!

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The list of trans people,running for office in 2018 to #TransformPolitics continues to grow. Have two more names to add to that list and...
Wednesday, February 07, 2018

National Geographic 'Gender Revolution' Cover Wins ASME Reader's Choice Award

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Some good news to report for transkind. Since 2006, the American Society of Magazine Editors holds an annual Best Cover contest to deter...
Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Falcon Heavy Test Launch Successful

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Space X has been busy since 2010 trying to not only develop a reusable rocket called the Falcon 9, but a heavy launch vehicle for commer...

What's Phillipe Doing On The Minneapolis City Council?

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When I wrote the post about Councilmember Andrea Jenkins being elected Minneapolis City Council vice president , I was also researching w...

Texas Bullet Train Preferred Houston Station Location Named

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"One of my international bucket list things I want to do is ride one of the bullet trains in either Japan, China or France.   Hopef...

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...
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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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