TransGriot

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

Saturday, July 07, 2018

Trans Men Audition For Scarlett Johansson Roles

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For those of you who presume that trans masculine actors don't exist, prepare to have your mind expanded. Here's a video in which ...
Thursday, July 05, 2018

Scarlett Johansson, This Is A Trans Role You Appropriated, Not A Cis Feminine One

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Scarlett Johansson obviously didn't get the message in 2016 when she took a whitewashed Major Motoko Kusanagi role that should have go...

If You Want Trans TV Shows, Gotta Watch Them

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When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, there were very few Black actors on television or TV shows that told stories from the ...
Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Not Feeling This Transphobic Country

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Today is the 242nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence that is considered the birthday of the United States. B...
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Sunday, July 01, 2018

Why Was Diamond Stylz's You Tube Video Blog Deleted?

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On the YouTube platform, video bloggers chronicle everything and discuss many subjects.   Some of the folks who do so have become famous f...

A Trans Woman Is Crowned Miss Universe Spain!

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Transgender women have been eligible since 2012 to compete for the Miss Universe title.  It has taken a few years, but when the 2018 editi...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

The 2018 BTAC Leadership Institute

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As you TransGriot readers are aware of, I got to come to New Orleans for the first time since 1990, but it wasn't for pleasure.  This ...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Jacksonville,You Have A Trans Violence Problem

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Less than a month after the November 2015 repeal of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, Jacksonville was trying to pass the addition of ge...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Made It To NOLA!

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Finally made it to NOLA in one piece and my hotel near the New Orleans Airport around 7:30 PM CDT.  Looking forward to seeing my BTAC fam,...

Headed To NOLA!

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Been far too long since I've been to New Orleans.   Despite it being only a five hour drive and an hour's flight away, the last ti...

Moni's Thoughts About Justice Kennedy's Retirement

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US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy alarmed many people yesterday after a string of depressing from my perspective 5-4 decisions to a...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Number 14- Rest In Power Keisha Wells

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It's my sad duty to report courtesy of the Pittsburgh Lesbian Reporters the loss of our second trans person this month  and the 14th...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Jazz Is Having Her GRS!

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On a day filled with bad news from the SCOTUS to the White House, some good news to report. One of our favorite trans teens is finally h...
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Number 13- Rest In Power and Peace Cathalina Christina James

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We have lost our thirteenth person to anti-trans violence, and for the third time this year it happened in Jacksonville, FL. She is 24 y...
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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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