TransGriot

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

Monday, December 24, 2018

Apollo 8 50th Anniversary

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Fifty years ago today the Apollo 8 mission was launched just four days before Christmas. 1968 had been a rough, tumultuous year.  We'...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

TransGriot 2018 NFL Picks - Week 16

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The upset bug was in full effect during NFL Week 15, and I came with a losing record for the week as a result.  One of those upsets was th...
Friday, December 21, 2018

TransGriot Shut Up Fool Awards- The Shortest Day Of The Year Edition

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For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the shortest day of the year and the first day of the winter solstice. It...
Thursday, December 20, 2018

Rooting For Fort Bend Marshall

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My high school alma mater was messed with by HISD to the point that it no longer has high school athletics on campus.  But I'm sti...

Is NHL Hockey Finally Coming To Houston?

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Another one of the things people don't know about me besides Renee Martin is that I am a serious hockey fan.   I learned how to ice...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Fort Bend ISD Naming School For Malala

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Fort Bend County to the southwest of Houston is one of the suburban areas, like Montgomery County to our north that has experienced explos...

Lesbian Publications Take A Stand Against Transphobia

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Been noting the anti-trans rhetoric being published and posted in large part without concern for our trans lives or rebuttals from the tra...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Proud Of You, Angela!

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"What an honor a pride to be part of the history of @missuniverse.  This is for you, for those who have no visibility, no voice, beca...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

2018 US Trans Murders- Updated List

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Here's hoping that 2018 comes to an end at 11:59 PM on December 31 with no more addition to this list that has been compiled from Janu...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

TransGriot 2018 NFL Picks -Week 15

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In a weekend of Week 14 upsets , the most shocking one was the Miami Dolphins pulling off what is becoming a routine happening for them ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Angela Ponce- Miss Universe National Costume Contest

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Getting closer to the live televised Miss Universe pageant, but the preliminary contest will happen on December 13.  All 94 contestants ...
Monday, December 10, 2018

Raquel Willis Becomes Executive Editor At OUT Magazine

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I'd heard Raquel Willis was leaving her position with the Transgender Law Center to move to New York, saw that she had posted it on ...

Kansas Trans People Suing State For Right To Change Birth Certificates

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Kansas is one of three states  (Ohio and Tennessee are the other two) that obstinately refuse to allow trans people born there  to change ...
Saturday, December 08, 2018

Number 24- Rest In Power and Peace, Keanna Mattel

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I was wanting for Christmas no more trans death in 2018.   Unfortunately that is not going to be the case with three weeks left in this ...
Friday, December 07, 2018

Pat Manuel Making History As A Trans Masculine Pro Boxer

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Before transition, he fought in the 2012 US Olympic trials.  He's endured physical rehab, chest surgery, the fight to cut through red ...
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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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