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Thursday, September 05, 2019

2019 TransGriot NFL Picks- Week 1

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It's that time again.   With the flipping of the calendar page to September, it means that once again I'm going to be battling Mic...

Moni's Getting On The Bus To-San Antonio

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I took my longest Megabus ride ever to NOLA and back to Houston last week for the just concluded NLGJA conference.   Now for the second co...
Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Number 17- Rest In Power Bailey Reeves

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The calendar page just turned to September, and once again I'm having to write about another Black trans woman being murdered.   This ...
Tuesday, September 03, 2019

2019 Williams Watch- It's US Open Time!

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The last major Grand Slam tournament of the 2019 tennis season happens in New York, and it's one that Serena Williams will probably be...
Monday, September 02, 2019

Motion To Deadname Muhlaysia Booker Denied

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Andrew Wilkerson, the transphobic defense attorney for Edward Thomas, tried it.  Knowing that his client is on videotape beating down ...
Friday, August 30, 2019

Shut Up Fool Awards- Moni's In NOLA Edition

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Aww yeah, I'm back in NOLA for the NLGJA convention, and Southern Decadence is also happening just blocks from our convention hotel n...

Back In NOLA For The NLGJA Convention

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It was touch and go in terms of whether or not I'd actually get here, but thanks to a major assist from BTAC, I'm here for #NLGJA1...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

The Houston Dem Presidential Primary Debate Final Qualifiers

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As many of you political junkies are aware of, yesterday was the last day for the remaining 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate...

Teddy Quinlivan Lands A Chanel Campaign!

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"My whole life has been a fight . From being bullied at school consistently, kids threatening to kill me and going into graphic detai...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

WWYD- The Trans Bathroom Episode

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Finally found the YouTube video of the ABC What Would You Do show that featured Jazz Jennings and people in the situation of a transphobe ...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Bill King's Shady Mayoral Campaign Mailers

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Back in 2015 Bill King narrowly lost in a December runoff to current mayor Sylvester Turner in large part because ethnically diverse Houst...

Arrest Made In Tracy Single Williams Case

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The Houston Police Department (HPD) has announced it has made an arrest in the Tracy Single Williams case.  The waste of DNA who did it ...

Edward Thomas Defense Attorneys Attacking Muhlaysia Booker's Femininity

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Damn, we Black trans women can't get any respect in life or in death. The news out of Dallas is that Edward Thomas, the waste of DNA...
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Thursday, August 22, 2019

UH College of Medicine Building Plans Unveiled

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The city of Houston has had since 1945 the world class Texas Medical Center that has grown to a 2.1 square mile complex of densely packed ...
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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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