TransGriot

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

Monday, May 18, 2020

Happy Dallas Transgender Day Of Visibility!

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One year ago like every Black trans Texan, I was shocked and angered to learn that Muhlaysia Booker, who had survived a brutal videotaped...
Monday, May 04, 2020

Even Though 'Rona Spiked My Birthday, It's Still All Good

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Well, like everyone else who has had a birthday since the middle of March, mine was wrecked by 'Rona.  I was supposed to be on the...

Tommie Ross Makes Houston Pride History!

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In the over 42 year history of Pride Houston, while we have had trans people be elected or named as  honorary grand marshals, we have ne...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

20th Anniversary of Love and Basketball

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One of my fave romantic movies was released 20 years ago today in the Gina Prince Bythewood directed film Love and Basketball that starred...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Change Will Not Happen Under A Fascist Republican Dictatorship

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I've been amused and alarmed to hear the #NeverBiden rhetoric coming from Bitter Berners who seemed to have willfully forgotten the 20...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Two Trans Texans Running For The Texas Lege!

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When we get to cast ballots in the general election this November, Texas Democrats are only nine tantalizing flipped seats away from gaini...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Shut Up Fool Awards-STILL Dealing With The 'Rona Edition

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The month of March is mercifully over, and we have now flipped a calendar page to April and another uncertain month of dealing with the CO...
Thursday, April 02, 2020

Stay The F**k At Home

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If you were wondering how long it would take before we heard from Samuel L Jackson during this COVID-19 crisis, wonder no more. Jackson is...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

TransGriot April Fool's Day Posts

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One of the traditions I have on TransGriot is to do a satirical or prank post on April Fool's Day. Because we have had an ongoing Ap...

Candace Owens DROP Squaded

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The mysterious D.R.O.P Squad struck again, with their latest high profile target being Candace Owens. The D.R.O. P. Squad is a shadowy gro...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

DNC Statement on Transgender Day of Visibility

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DNC Chair Tom Perez, DNC LGBTQ Caucus Chair Earl Fowlkes, and DNC Member Dr. Marisa Richmond released the following joint statement on Int...

TDOV 2020-The Trend Line Is Positive

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This particular TDOV was already guaranteed because of the COVID-19 crisis to be an unusual one. We have William Barr, the current US At...
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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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