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

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Leaving On A Jet Plane To: SFO

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If my flight left on time, I should be as you're reading this airborne and headed toward San Francisco and a TDOR event taking place o...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Harris County Commissioners Court Issues TDOR Resolution

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Blue elections have positive consequences, and one of those happy consequences was after over a decade of GOP control, we finally flipped...

No White Supremacists On My City Council

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Our Houston municipal elections back on November 5 led to the mayoral race and several city council  races going into runoffs. One of th...
Saturday, November 09, 2019

Nikki Araguz Loyd Celebration Of Life Service Dates

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For those of you who haven't heard the news yet, Nikki Araguz Loyd passed away on November 6 at he suburban Houston home.  William Loy...
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Thursday, November 07, 2019

2019 TransGriot NFL Picks - Week 10

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I went from having my best week of the season to in Week 9 , sweating out the Cowboys-Giants Monday night game to break even at 7-7 after...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Many H-Town Races Going To Runoffs

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No thanks to a last minute jacked up ruling from the Republican Texas Secretary of State Ruth R Hughs, the election results in Harris Cou...
Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Dave Wilson Runs For HCC Board, But Can't Spell

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You longtime TransGriot readers have read my rants about Dave Wilson, who is a longtime transphobe and homophobe who has been responsible ...

2019 H-Town Election Day!

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It has been four years since we last had a municipal election, and that 2015 Houston municipal one was a painful and conflicting emotion i...
Monday, November 04, 2019

20th Anniversary of TDOR Approaching

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When November 20 hits, as many of you longtime readers are aware of, it will be the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).   It is the day...
Sunday, November 03, 2019

Sen Harris Iowa Dem Liberty and Justice Event Speech

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“To win, we are going to need a nominee on that stage, with Donald Trump, who has the ability to go toe to toe with Donald Trump –and Iowa...

Fall Back 2019

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Well people, as of 2 AM right now we are now back to observing standard time in the US for the next few months.  So enjoy getting that ext...
Friday, November 01, 2019

Today Starts Blade Runner Month

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  If you are a fan of the 1982 sci-fi movie Blade Runner, you know that the opening scene of the movie sets it in Los Angeles in November ...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

2019 TransGriot NFL Picks- Week 9

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The Texans are playing in London for the first time ever in franchise hisory, but our opponent is a familiar one in our AFC South division...

Popeye's Chicken Sandwich Returns November 3

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Popeye's introduced a new chicken sandwich back on August 12,  and people stood in line for it at its restaurants around the US.  Pe...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Miss France Universe Open To Trans Contestants

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The Miss Universe Pageant system has been open to trans contestants since 2013, but only one trans person, Spain's Angela Ponce, has w...
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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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