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

Monday, November 25, 2019

Moni's Leaving On A Jet Plane To- A Secret Destination

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If my flight left on time, I should be close to landing at my destination where I'll spend Thanksgiving week reconnecting with some of...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

The TransGriot 2019 Houston Municipal Runoff Election Endorsements

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The November 5 elections left the mayor's chair and several council seats in runoffs. The City Council District B race was removed f...
Friday, November 22, 2019

Named To The 2019 OUT100!

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As those of you who have been keeping up with moi know, been getting honored with a lot of awards this year, and in some cases, like the B...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

2019 TransGriot NFL Picks-Week 12

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Rebounded after an awful Week 11 to have a 10 win week.    Unfortunately for me Mr Watts had a better one. I wasn't the only one wh...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The 2019 US Trans Names

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These are the names of the trans folks in the US who have been killed in this 2019 calendar year Dana Martin, 31, Montgomery, AL Ashanti...
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20 Years Of TDOR's

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Today will mark the 20th anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events here in the United States and around the world. The...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Houston To Hold Three TDOR 2019 Events Tomorrow

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The 20th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is being observed tomorrow on November 20 with events around the world.  Here in Houston,...
Monday, November 18, 2019

Barbecuing Flame Monroe's Ignorant Radio Interview

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I met Flame Monroe briefly when he lived in Houston for a hot minute.  We ironically had the same person, Marie Asmar, as our electrologis...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Moni's Thoughts About The EQTX Gala

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I'm back in Casa de Monica after traveling a grand total of 3315 miles by air and bus from IAH to San Francisco, the SFO to Austin non...

The Nikki Araguz Loyd Celebration of Life Service

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I was on the Left Coast when this happened, so for those of you who missed it like i did and wanted to be there, here's the celebratio...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Moni's Thoughts On The NCTE Mess

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Many people in this community know I have much disdain for the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) to the point I didn't...
Friday, November 15, 2019

Chilling On Forty Acres

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After a three and half hour nonstop flight on the United  'Nerd Bird' from San Francisco to Austin, I'm back in the Lone Star ...

Headed To Austin Again!

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Well, for once I'm doing an ATX trip that doesn't involve me spending most of my day at the Pink Dome.   But it's a little uni...
Thursday, November 14, 2019

2019 TransGriot NFL Picks -Week 11

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The 1972 Miami Dolphins are popping champagne corks because Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks took down the last unbeaten team in th...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

I'm Chilling In San Francisco!

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After a crowded flight, I'm now in my hotel and chilling as I get ready for my TDOR event tomorrow. The interesting thing about San ...

Going To Miss You, Nikki Araguz Loyd

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Ironic that  I find myself on the day that we're having the viewing of  Nikki's body back home, I am in San Francisco, 122 miles f...
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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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