Monica Roberts
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Founding Managing Editor of TransGriot |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | 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 |
| Interests | politics, writing, sports, reading, movies |
| Favorite movies | School Daze, Brown Sugar, Purple Rain, Blazing Saddles, Carmen Jones, Imitation of Life, Star Wars, The Best Man Holiday, Black Panther, Hidden Figures |
| Favorite music | Classic R&B, jazz, house |
| Favorite books | Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey, Good Peoples by Marcus Major, |