TransGriot

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

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

If it's Monday It's Austin, Tuesday It's San Antonio

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One of the things about odd numbered years is that going into them, I know I'll be doing a lot of travel inside and outside of the sta...

Broadly Launches Gender Spectrum Image Collection

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When I started TransGriot back in 2006, one of the problems I had was trying to find photos to illustrate the trans-specific  concepts I w...

Tenth Anniversary of Transgender Day of Visibility This Sunday

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On March 31, 2009,  Rachel Crandall created the International Transgender Day of Visibility as a counter to the Transgender Day of Remembr...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

One Month To BTAC 2019

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One month from now, me and a few hundred friends and BTAC family members will gather in Dallas, TX once again for the 8th annual Black Tra...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

New Zealand Bans Assault Weapons

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This is what responsive governance looks like.  Five days after a white supremacist unleashed a terror attack on two mosques with an assau...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

'Toxic Silence' Nominated For A Lammy Award!

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I had talked about UHCL professor Dr William T Hoston's book Toxic Silence  a few months ago in my Unapologetically Trans column I w...
Sunday, March 10, 2019

You're Mad At Mayor Turner - But Who Are You Going To Replace Him With?

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Sylvester Turner succeeded Annise Parker as mayor of Houston after narrowly defeating Bill King in a December 2015 runoff.   His first ter...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe Is Running For San Antonio City Council

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Over the last two election cycles in 2017 and 2018, voters have increasingly shown their willingness to elect trans candidates to office. ...
Friday, March 08, 2019

The New Miss International Queen Winner Is Black!

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“I want them to see that we are beautiful, we are educated, we are talented and we can maneuver in society just like everyone else.” -Jaze...
Thursday, March 07, 2019

Moni's TENT Trans Lobby Day Speech

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This is the full text of the TENT Trans Lobby Day speech I gave on the north steps of the state capitol building earlier this morning, *...

TENT Trans Lobby Day Today

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I'm chilling with my peeps in Austin after a relatively uneventful travel day.  I did have to wait two hours before I got into my hote...
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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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