TransGriot

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

Monday, October 08, 2018

Still Concerned About Massachusetts Question 3

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As the folks in the Bay State are aware of , the rights of trans folks are on the November 6 ballot no thanks to the transphobic bigots be...

Transphobia An Unacceptable Part Of A VA Middle School's Mass Shooting Drill

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Because mass shootings on school campuses happen far too frequently in the United States, one of the facts of life for students currently ...

POSE's Dominique Jackson Coming To UH!

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Been wanting to meet Dominique Jackson from POSE.   Now she's coming to Houston.  The University of Houston Center for Diversity and ...
Friday, October 05, 2018

Number 22- Rest In Power and Peace Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier

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Little did I know that when I posted my cumulative trans murder stats for this year, I'd have to go back into the post to correct it ...
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NC Trans Feminine Student Denied Run For Homecoming Queen

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When this 2018-19 school year kicked off, I was aware of the fact we have as of yet never had a Black trans feminine high school homecomin...
Thursday, October 04, 2018

Miss Colombia Universe 2018 Hatin' On Angela Ponce

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Was wondering how long it would take before one of the Miss Universe 2018 contestants opened her pretty mouth and let something horribly t...

TransGriot 2018 NFL Picks- Week 5

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It's the part of the 2018 NFL that Texans fans have been waiting for since that 20-17 overtime loss at Jerry World in 2014.    The T...

Moni's Being Honored Again With OutSmart Gayest and Greatest 2018 Awards

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My awards runneth over this month!   In addition to the upcoming CASN Birthday Brunch where I'm being honored along with other loca...
Wednesday, October 03, 2018

2018 US Trans Murder Stats- October

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We are a few weeks away from the 2018 TDOR, and as many of you are aware of, I have been keeping track of the trans people we have lost to...

TX US House District 29 Debate

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TX Senator Sylvia Garcia is taking on the transphobic Phillip Aronoff in their US House 29 district race.  Sen, Garcia and Aronoff recent...

CASN Birthday Brunch Coming Soon!

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I'm getting another award for a locally based org soon along with another group of amazing Houston activists from the Clinic Access Su...
Tuesday, October 02, 2018

TransGriot 2018 Election Endorsements : Beto O'Rourke for US Senate!

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I'm not a fan of my Canadian senator Rafael Cruz, and was hoping that in this 2018 cycle some big name Texas Democrat would step up to...

The Tea About Princess Janae Place

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"Never ever let somebody tell you what you cannot do or who you cannot be" -Princess Janae Banks, October 2010 One of the ...
Monday, October 01, 2018

Houston Working On Shutting Down A Robot Sex Brothel

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I loved the 2013-14 FOX TV science fiction cop show Almost Human, which starred Michael Ealy, Karl Urban and Minka Kelly as near future h...

Past Time For METRO To Build Rail To Hobby and IAH

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When I travel to many east coast cities, the ATL, Chicago and even Dallas, one of the things all those cities have in common is a rail com...
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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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