Monica Roberts Monica Roberts, the pioneering transgender activist from Houston, has died, according to multiple reports on social media.
Roberts founded the transgender news website TransGriot 15 years ago, and the blog has been winning awards since its inception.
She also won numerous awards through the years for her work as an activist, and was a loud and proud voice fighting for the rights of the transgender community at the Texas State Capitol and beyond.
In one of her last posts on social media, Roberts posted just two days ago, “Just hit me I’ve been voting in elections for local, state and national candidates since 1980.