TransGriot

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

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Looking Forward To The Debut of 'Pose'

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The number of shows I put in the 'Must See Trans TV' category is rising with each passing year as it is acknowledged in Hollywood ...
Friday, April 20, 2018

More Pearland Political Shenanigans

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Looks like the peeps who want the bigoted status quo to stay intact in Pearland are having a hard time dealing with the reality that their...

Shut Up Fool Awards- It's Taurus Time Edition

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Today starts the zodiac period from April 20 to May 20 of all us proud members born under the sign of the Bull, AKA Taurus/ The long lis...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Last 'Scandal' Episode

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After seven seasons and over 100 episodes, the last episode of one of my fave shows is happening tonight.  I've been a Scandal fan sin...

I'm Down With 16 Year Olds Voting

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A lot of debate has cropped up recently because Washington DC is considering lowering the voting age to 16 just in time for the 2020 elect...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Help Trans United Fund Elect More Trans People To Office

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TransGriot Note: In the interests of journalistic integrity, I sit on the board of the Trans United Fund. As you know, I do a lot of wr...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

'Dear White People' Returns May 4

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One of the things I get to celebrate on my upcoming Cuatro de Mayo birthday besides getting another year older is the return of the Netfli...

Joy vs 'Killer Mike'

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While I was in my Vegas hotel room, was surprised to see this AM Joy interview with Michael 'Killer Mike' Render.  I definitely ha...
Monday, April 16, 2018

TX Log Cabin Sellouts Denied A Booth At TX State GOP Convention

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The Texas Log Cabin Sellouts Republicans must feel like Charlie Brown at this point when he tries to kick a football that Lucy is holding...
Friday, April 13, 2018

Shut Up Fool Awards -Viva Las Vegas Edition

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As y'all know, I'm here in Las Vegas to do a political training conducted by the Working Families Party, and it's been an inte...

TransGriot Wins GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Blog!

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The GLAAD Media Awards were held in Los Angeles last night, and was surprised to learn from Fiona Dawson that my third nomination for Out...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Moni's In Las Vegas!

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My first trip outside of Texas takes me to Las Vegas, and the landing was a little more exciting that I wanted, but I'm here in one pi...

Leaving On A Jet Plane To- Las Vegas

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My first trip outside of Texas in 2018 is also to a place that I'm visiting for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada.   It also comes w...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

UH GCSW 2018 Scholarship Luncheon Today

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One of the things I've noticed is that i have a lot of people in my social circles who are social workers.  Many of them went to schoo...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

National Transgender HIV Testing Day Coming Soon

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One of the things that alarmed me as a newbie activist 20 years ago was hearing the results of transgender needs assessment surveys don in...
Monday, April 09, 2018

'TransGriot Weekly With Monica Roberts' Show Is ON

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You TransGriot readers have been asking me from time to time when was I going to do more video? Thanks to the folks at Koncept Kit, your ...
Sunday, April 08, 2018

Trans World, Stop Bashing Trans Sex Workers!

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"I know sex work to be work.  It's not something I need to tiptoe around. It's not a radical statement, it's a fact.&quo...
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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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