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

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Christine Hallquist Attempts To Make More Vermont Trans Electoral History

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Four primary elections are happening today in the states of Connecticut, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Vermont.   In addition to seeing what tr...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Massachusetts Trans People's Human Rights Are On The Ballot

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On November 6 when the nation will be in breathless anticipation of whether the Democrats or Republicans have control of the US House and ...

Transphobic Oklahomans Plot Hate Attack On Pre Teen Trans Child

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If I need any more incentive to push harder to pass hate crimes and nondiscrimination legislation that protects trans people, I need to lo...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Trans Puerto Ricans Can Compete In Miss Puerto Rico Universe

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The Miss Puerto Rico Universe is one of the most competitive pageantry titles on the island.   It also has since 1970 produced five Miss U...

NABJ Passes Resolution Condemning Trump Attacks On Journalists

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As someone who writes for a living, I have been appalled at the Trump misadministration repeatedly attacks journalists. He has gone as far...

Hawaii 2018 Primary Election Today

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The Hawaii primary election is taking place today, and one of the races I have my eye on in the Aloha State is the lieutenant governor'...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Shut Up Fool Awards- Charlottesville Anniversary Edition

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This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the hate rally in Charlottesville, VA that led the the death of Heather Heyer and others being ...

Sir Lady Java Interview

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Sir Lady Java was one of our trans pioneers and elders who worked with Lena Horne, Redd Foxx and others as the premiere female illusionist...
Thursday, August 09, 2018

No White Supremacist Express Subway Train For Their DC Hate Rally

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The white supremacists are coming to Washington DC's Lafayette Park on August 12 to celebrate the one year anniversary of their 'U...

Variety's First Ever Transgender In Hollywood Roundtable

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As many of you TransGriot readers are aware of, I'm a huge supporter of trans actors playing trans people in film and television rol...

I'm Midterm Election Ready - Are You?

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One of the informational nuggets that emerged from the MomsRising #NN18 panel last week was making sure that you are registered to vote fo...
Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Ciora Thomas Named To PA Commission of LGBT Affairs

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That was fast. Just posted yesterday about the Pennsylvania Commission of LGBT Affairs being devoid of Black trans representation, and n...

Sharice Davids Wins Kansas 3rd District Dem Congressional Primary!

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This 2018 election cycle is shaping up as one in which Native American women will make potentially historic gains if things break right fo...

CNN's Don Lemon Puts Dolt 45 On Blast

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You long time TransGriot reader know that over the history of this blog I've had my issues at times with CNN's Don Lemon.   But si...

Will Kim Coco Make More Electoral History This Saturday?

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Kim Coco Iwamoto is no stranger to making electoral history in her home state of Hawaii. She was twice elected to the Hawaii State Board...
Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Dale Hansen Calls Out Jerry Jones Anthem Hypocrisy

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"The young, black athletes are not disrespecting America or the military by taking a knee during the anthem. They are respecting th...

The PA Commission of LGBT Affairs Is Black Trans Free

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Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed an executive order yesterday that created the Pennsylvania Commission of LGBT Affairs.  It is the only one l...
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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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