TransGriot

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

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Number 14- Rest In Power Selena Reyes Hernandez

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She is the sixth Latinx transperson to die in 2020 and the 14th transperson this year, but I'm just now finding out about this May 31 ...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Trans Woman Elected To Office In West Virginia!

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Trans political history was made on Tuesday night when Rosemary Ketchum was elected to the Wheeling, WV City Council by a mere 15 votes fo...
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Number 13- Rest In Power Riah Milton

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On the same day that Dominique Fells' body was discovered in Philadelphia , another trans person was being murdered in southern Ohio. ...

Number 12- Rest In Power Dominique Rem'mie Fells

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Figures that literally the day after I posted that 2020 trans murders midyear review article , another trans person was killed. We head ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Happy 50th Birthday Jevon Martin!

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He doesn't look a day over 25, but Jevon Martin is celebrating his 50th birthday today. I first met Jevon at the 2013 BTAC, when he ...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Happy 50th Birthday Ruby Corado!

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  Today marks the 50th birthday of one of my DC homegirls in Ruby Corado, the founding ED of Casa Ruby. I first became aware of her afte...

Remembering The 2016 White House LGBT Pride Reception

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Four years ago today I was waking up at Ruby Corado's place in Washington DC. She and I were getting dressed in order to head to the W...
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Monday, June 08, 2020

2020 Trans Murders List- Midyear Review

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With us passing June 1 in a so far crazy 2020, one thing that hasn't changed is that trans folks are still getting murdered despite a ...
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Sunday, June 07, 2020

Harris County GOP Chair-Elect Puts Up Racist Post

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The Harris County Republicans are still big mad that the citizens of Harris County in the 2018 Blue Tsunami fired many of them from office...
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Friday, June 05, 2020

BTAC Press Release Concerning The Transphobic Attack On Iyanna Dior

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2020 Contact: Monica Roberts BTWI Media Chair Dee Dee Watters BTWI President 855-255-8636 Ext 11 media@blackt...
Thursday, June 04, 2020

Happy Heavenly Birthday Nikki!

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Today would have been the 45th birthday of my homegirl Nikki Araguz Loyd.   It was always easy for me to remember it because she shared th...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Bye Steve!

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Y'all know I have no love for Rep. Steve King, the unrepentant racist who has represented Iowa's 4th Congressional District for 18...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Love The Official President Barack Obama White House Portrait!

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For those of you who not only miss the No Drama Obama Administration days and how effortlessly cool he looked in his tan suit, it's ba...
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Monday, May 18, 2020

Mad About The Partisan SCOTX Ruling? Punish Them At The Polls!

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I and other peeps in the Lone Star State are justifiably angry about the predictable ruling that came out of our all Republican Texas Supr...
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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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