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

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Open Letter To Zaya

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Dear Zaya, As one of your Black trans elders, I am pleased and proud to hear that  you are taking the steps you need to make to become yo...

Not Feeling Michael Bloomberg

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It's not lost on me that on the 67th anniversary of the day Christine Jorgensen returned to New York after being in Denmark for two ye...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

The 2020 SUF Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Are...

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This is the night you TransGriot Readers have all been waiting for.   Tonight is the night you will discover who will join all the not so ...
Saturday, February 08, 2020

HBAD Endorsement Meeting Today!

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The Texas primary election date of March 3 is rapidly approaching, and so is the start of early voting in the Lone Star State on February ...

I Love Cities Skylines!

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One of the things that peeps are surprised to find out about moi is that I am not only a trans grognard or warganer, I also love computer ...
Friday, February 07, 2020

Shut Up Fool Awards- First Friday In February Edition

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It seemed like it took January six months to pass, but we finally got the apportunity to flip the 2020 calendar page to February and go th...
Tuesday, February 04, 2020

The 2020 LGBTQ State of The Union

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This is the only State of the Union I'm watching tonight.    Billy Porter is delivering it. 
Friday, January 31, 2020

Shut Up Fool Awards -11th Anniversary Edition

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On January 30, 2009, I started what is probably the most popular feature on my blog in the TransGriot Shut Up Fool weekly awards. Ever s...
Monday, January 27, 2020

ESSENCE Honors Black Trans Women In Hollywood

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One of the big three iconic magazines in the Black community is ESSENCE.   It has been chronicling the stories of Black women since its 19...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Who Will Be In The 2020 SUF Lifetime Achievement Awards Class?

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Once again since the Oscars have regressed into #OscarsSoWhite territory again, just a little reminder that I'll be announcing the 202...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Shut Up Fool Awards- Post MLK Day 2020 Edition

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Another MLK Day has come and gone, and now the GOP can stop pretending they care about racial justice and equality and go right back to be...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Janet Mock To Receive 2020 GLAAD LGBTQ Advocacy Award

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The last time I had the opportunity to talk to Janet Mock face to face was back in August 2016 when we were at the Chautauqua Institution ...

She's Baack! Diamond Stylz's YouTube Channel Restored

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Hopefully YouTube will reverse this unjust action and reinstate her video blog that she put a decade of work into building. -TransGriot,  ...
Monday, January 20, 2020

My Post CC20 Musings

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I'm back on my end of I-45 after an amazing few days in Dallas for Creating Change 2020. In addition to bringing something back to...
Friday, January 17, 2020

Shut Up Fool Awards - The Moni's At CC20 Edition

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As many of you are already aware of, I'm on the other end of I-45 in Dallas to take part in the latest edition of Creating Change in D...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

CC 2020 Susan J Hyde Award Speech

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TransGriot Note:  This is the text of the speech I'm currently delivering at the opening Creating Change 2020 plenary session To Re...
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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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