Details: Phyllis Randolph Frye is an Eagle Scout, a former member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, a veteran (1LT-USA), an engineer, an attorney, a father, a grandmother and a lesbian widow. She is also the first, OUT, transgender judge in the nation. In 2001 she was given the National LGBT Bar Association’s (a.k.a. Lavender Law’s) highest honor, the “Dan Bradley Award.” She was honored beginning in 2009 by Texas A&M University with an annual “Advocacy Award” given in her name. The event was held in Rudder Forum and will be available via Zoom webinar. Copies of the book, Phyllis Frye and the Fight for Transgender Rights, were available to purchase from Barnes and Noble at the event. The event was co-sponsored by the Office for Diversity, the Texas A&M University Press, and the LGBTQ+ Pride Center.
Panelists: Delaney Catalina Couri, Ph.D. Student, Department of Communications, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University Mark Dawson, Student Affairs Coordinator, Department of Multicultural Services, Division of Student Affairs, Texas A&M University Redeem Francis, Graduate Assistant - Research, Office for Diversity, Texas A&M University Dr. Anthony Natale, Associate Professor, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, The University of Oklahoma Kathie Nicoletti, Event Manager, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, The University of Oklahoma Debbie O’Dell, Business Manager, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, The University of Oklahoma Dr. Tammie Preston Phillips, Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Texas A&M University
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