Between Ourselves: Michelle Fox-Phillips
by Jessica Carreras
Originally printed 5/6/2010 (Issue 1818 - Between The Lines News)
http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=41300Michelle Fox-Phillips is the co-founder of Transgender Detroit, which is hosting its annual Transgender Day of Empowerment on May 15 at Affirmations LGBT community center in Ferndale. The 61-year-old Warren activist hopes to honor the transgender community and promote education.
1) Why did you begin Transgender Detroit?
My late wife Jamie Phillips-Fox and I started Transgender Detroit in 2005 after serving on the board of Transgender Michigan. The transgender community is vastly underserved and we both felt that the transgender community needs support in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County.
