Thank You Phyllis Frye

August 12, 2011 ·

Thirty-one years ago today, Judge Phyllis Frye – the first openly trans judge in Texas – was able to get the Houston crossdressing ordinance overturned:

Houston-20110812-00131

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Thank you Phyllis for everything you’ve done… from pioneering the field of transgender law through ICLEPT to making it safer for trans folk to leave their homes!

cross-posted from Ehipassiko

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