TransGriot

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

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

2020 NFL Prognostication Contest Is Happening!

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The 2020 NFL season starts Thursday with the game between my Texans and the defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs,  and yes, Mike Watt...
Thursday, September 03, 2020

Getting Another Award From The Houston GLBT Caucus!

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Yesterday afternoon I was having a particularly crappy day until I got a phone call from the new Houston GLBT Political Caucus presiden...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

2020 Election Early Voting Dates.

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Thanks to Maya Contreras for this chart that breaks down all of the early voting dates for the most important and consequential election i...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Kamala Harris VP Acceptance Speech

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History was made on Wednesday night as Kamala Harris became the first woman of color and only the third in US history to be nominated as v...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Not Feeling The (White) Trans Community Hatred Of Kamala Harris

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I was overjoyed to hear Kamala Harris' name called Tuesday when Joe Biden announced his running mate for the critically important Nove...
Friday, August 07, 2020

25th Anniversary Of Tyra Hunter's Death

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Tyra Hunter should be with us right now eagerly anticipating the celebration of her 50th birthday. But instead, her life tragically ended...
Wednesday, August 05, 2020

Fundraiser For Our Black Trans Masculine Elders

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Our Black trans masculine elders have done much to advance the human rights of our trans community, but unfortunately don't get the pr...
Tuesday, August 04, 2020

Happy Birthday To Barack and Meghan!

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We like to say in the Black community that we are descended from kings and queens, but did you know that August 4 is the day a president a...
Friday, July 31, 2020

Trans Actors Can Be In The Building And Still Get Ignored

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Like a lot of Trans World peeps I was more than a little heated when the women of POSE were once again snubbed for Emmy consideration desp...

You Conservafools Don't Get To Tell Us How To Mourn Our Community Heroes

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Seems like the Karen and Chad conservafools are having a hissy fit over President Obama's eulogy of the late Rep. John Lewis at his h...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Barack Obama's Eulogy of Rep John Lewis

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President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy at Rep John Lewis' funeral in Atlanta;'s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
Monday, July 27, 2020

31st GLAAD Media Awards Happening July 29-30

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Normally the GLAAD Media Awards are spread out in a bi-coastal ceremony that has some of it taking place in Los Angeles in March or Apri...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Rest In Power, Eli

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Was saddened to learn about losing another longtime friend and fellow blogger to cancer.  I first got yo know Eli as part of the intrepi...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reads Rep Yoho On House Floor

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"Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect ...
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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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