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

Thursday, May 09, 2019

Correction: Four Black Women Have Won Major Beauty Pageants In 2019

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Been seeing the memes out there that have proudly pointed out that with only the Miss Universe pageant left to be conducted,  Black women ...
Monday, May 06, 2019

Still Pissed About Zeta Phi Beta Banning Trans Women

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I've had a week to think about what happened, and like my Black trans sisters around the country I'm still pissed off about the Ze...
Saturday, May 04, 2019

May The 4th Be With Me

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Happy birthday to moi.   May the Fourth be with me always. Easy for everyone to remember my birthday because it has now become synonymou...
Friday, May 03, 2019

Moni Is Going To San Antonio!

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Going to San Antonio for the second time this year, and this time it's for two purposes. May 4 is election day here in the Lone Star...

Why Y'all Want To Change Texas Judicial Elections Now, TXGOP?

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Over the last 25 years the Texas Republican party has gleefully celebrated as they took over the state judiciary in large part because of ...

Will We Have A Trans Miss Norway Universe?

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If you're wondering if there will be ever another trans woman gracing the Miss Universe stage in the wake of Spain's Angela Ponce ...
Thursday, May 02, 2019

Testifying For HB 1513

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Been resting after spending  ten days away from Houston for BTAC and another trip to state capitol to testify in favor of a trans positive...
Monday, April 29, 2019

Moni's Back In Austin Again!

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While BTAC 2019 concluded yesterday, still couldn't go home just yet.   I hopped a Megabus from Dallas down I-35 to come to Austin for...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Zeta Phi Beta Goes Transphobe

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We need you Divine Nine sororities to state one way or the other that either yes, we recognize trans women as the women you are and would ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

BTMI Press Release Concerning The Keir Rice Hate Attack

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April  24, 2019 Contact: Monica Roberts BTAC Media Chair 346-310-0824 Trenton Johnson BTMI President  855-255-8636  ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

BTWI Board Welcome For BTAC 2019

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The BTAC conference welcome from the BTWI board.... See y'all tomorrow.
Monday, April 22, 2019

BTAC Is Back!

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You long time readers know I like to write poetry when the mood hits me, and for the last 36 hours I've had the BTAC themed poem runni...

Mister Brown Goes To Washington!

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Back on April 2 BTAC Founding CEO Carter Brown traveled to Washington DC as part of an event sponsored by HRC. He recorded a video telling...
Sunday, April 21, 2019

Miss and Mr OLTT 2019

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I mentioned I had a late Friday night that saw me getting back home at 3:30 AM, only to bounce right back out the door 2.5 hours later to ...
Saturday, April 20, 2019

Getting On The Bus Early To BTAC 2019

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Been waiting for this day ever since I sadly said goodbye to my BTAC family at the closing brunch last year and headed to the DART Downt...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

One Week To BTAC 2019

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It's T-7 days and counting until the 8th annual Black Trans Advocacy Conference takes place in Dallas April 23-28, and I can't wai...
Monday, April 15, 2019

One Week To San Antonio Municipal Election Early Voting

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We're one week away from the start of early voting for San Antonio's municipal election and the possibility of trans history being...

Arrest Made In Dallas Trans Hate Attack

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Gotta love the Dallas Police Department swiftly handling their business and catching one of the perps involved in the Muhlaysia Booker hat...

Past Time To Add Trans Texans To The James Byrd Hate Crimes Law

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Back during my first Texas trans lobby day 20 years ago, one of the twin ;legislative goals for that effort was not only to pass a Texas G...
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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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