TransGriot

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

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Still Love And Miss You, Renee

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I'm a little down today because I just realized that my north of the border homegirl Renee Martin has been gone for a year as of tod...
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Leonie Dorado Becomes Bolivia's First Out Trans Television Host

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I like to remind our baby trans  and seasoned trans peeps that when you come out as trans, your family expands, not contracts.  You gain s...

Three Trans Peeps Running To Become Vermont Legislators

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I've been saying for a while now that trans folks need to be on the legislative bodies that the local, state and national level writ...
Saturday, July 04, 2020

I Am America

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I met her during a BTAC a few years ago, and was delighted to hear her song 'American Pie' a few years ago,  Here's Shea Diamo...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

TransGriot Texas Democratic Party Runoff Endorsement Post

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The Texas runoff elections that were scheduled for May were delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we still have the important task of ...
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Courting Nikki

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She's been with the ancestors for the last seven months and her 44 year life was way too short for all of us who loved her, but Nikki ...

Thank You For Checking On Me- COVID Free (For Now)

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News that COVID 19 is spiking in Houston because of Gov Greg Abbott's idiotic decision to open the state for business before the Memo...
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Friday, June 19, 2020

We STILL Need A Trans Juneteenth

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We also need to be as Black trans Texans involved in the life of straight and SGL Black America as well.  We need to show up and handle th...
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...
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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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