Monica Katrice Roberts was an African-American blogger, writer, and transgender rights advocate. She was the founding editor of TransGriot, a blog focusing on issues pertaining to trans women. Her death was announced on October 8, 2020, in a Facebook post by her friend Dee Dee Watters.
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Monica Katrice Roberts was an African-American blogger, writer, and transgender rights advocate. She was the founding editor of TransGriot, a blog focusing on issues pertaining to trans women. Roberts’ coverage of transgender homicide victims in the United States is credited for bringing national attention to the issue. Her death was announced on October 8, 2020, in a Facebook post by her friend Dee Dee Watters, and was later confirmed by the Harris County Medical Examiner and local media.
Many LGBT activists, writers, and other celebrities paid tribute to Roberts via social media following the announcement of her death, including Janet Mock, Jen Richards, Darnell Larnell, Alphonso David, and Janet Raquel Willis. Roberts was the first openly trans person to receive Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award. She also won the IFGE Trinity Award for meritorious service to the transgender community. Roberts died on October 5, 2020.
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