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Monica Roberts, trailblazing Black transgender activist, dies at 58

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Monica Roberts, a trailblazing Black transgender activist and journalist, died this week at the age of 58. Roberts’ friend, Dee Dee Waters, in a video she posted to her Facebook page on Thursday confirmed Roberts passed away on Monday.

A cause of death has not been made public. “Monica was such an amazing person,” said Waters in the video. Roberts, 58, was born and raised in Houston.

Roberts was the founding editor of TransGriot, a blog that highlighted trans-specific issues. Roberts was also an outspoken activist who, among other things, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s transphobic policies and condemned violence against trans women of color.

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