TransGriot

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

Sunday, April 29, 2018

BTAC 2018- Day 6

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This day arrived way too soon and it always carries for me a mix of sadness and disappointment. Sadness and disappointment that comes wi...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

BTAC 2018 - Day 5

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The Awards Gala was amazing last night.   Everybody was looking fly last night including our emcees for our gala Dezjorn Gauthier and Jess...
Friday, April 27, 2018

Shut Up Fool Awards- The 2018 NFL Draft Edition

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I'm up here for BTAC at the same time the NFL Draft is happening in Dallas.  While we're handling our Black trans community busine...

BTAC 2018- Day 4

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The new BTIPS king and queen have been crowned in Malaysia Black as our 2018 queen and Sybastian Smith as our 2018 king as another spectac...
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Isiah Factor - Two Sides Of The HISD School Board Controversy

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You may have seen the WTF level moment in which two people were arrested at a contentious HISD meeting. HISF School Board President Rhon...

BTAC 2018 - Day 3

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The big event today is the 2018 Mr and Miss Black Trans International Pageant later tonight Mr.Black Trans International 2017 Trenton Jo...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

BTAC 2018-Day 2

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The first full day of seminars is on tap for BTAC 2018 starting at 10 AM.  Registration for the Mr. and Miss Black Trans International pag...

Black Community Anger Explodes At HISD Board Meeting

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Not surprised about hearing that the almost two decade long pissivity that Houston's Black community has with the HISD school board fi...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

BTAC 2018- Day 1

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We've been eagerly waiting since the last BTAC Conference closed out for the 2018 edition of the Black Trans Advocacy Conference. Th...

Janet Mock Named To The 2018 ESSENCE #Woke100

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You know that I have much love for the all around awesomeness of Janet Mock as a New York Times best selling author, motivational speaker,...

SNL Black Jeopardy- T'Challa

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One of the humorous skits on Saturday Night Live is the Black Jeopardy on in which contestants have yo give correct answers to categories...
Monday, April 23, 2018

Moni's In The MIddle Of BTAC 2018!

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After a Megabus ride, that was delayed almost an hour in the Houston exurbs due to a chemical spill cleanup in Montgomery County, I'm ...

Racism Is NOT Going To Die Off

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The latest racist incident involving white younglings on a college campus is more evidence pointing to the fallacy of thought that racism ...

Kennedy Davenport- I'm Moving Up

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As you TransGriot readers know, I'm not a fan of RuPaul's Drag Race , but during its run it has had some of its winners and folks ...

Getting On The Bus- To Dallas

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It's that time again, and I'm getting on the Megabus once again for the second time this year to do an instate trip.  This time ...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Not Feeling The Syracuse Theta Tau Chapter Bigotry

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Once again we have another instance of the racism that has exploded out of hiding in our American culture ever since the White Supremacist...
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...
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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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