To kick off Women's History Month, Veer Queer interviewer Verniss McFarland talks with two Houston-based queer trailblazers, Judge Shannon Baldwin, Harris County’s first openly lesbian Black judge, and Fran Watson, Houston Municipal Court Associate Judge, attorney, and LGBTQ activist. These strong women open up about their personal journeys into politics, barriers they faced, and the legacies they wish to leave behind.…
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As an assistant professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Comparative Cultural Studies at University of Houston, I’m particularly thrilled to see candidates who make the Texas political landscape reflective of the diversity of Houston. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Fran Watson through the city’s LGBTQ activist networks, and have seen her consistently show up to serve and engage with many different Texas communities. Fran and I traveled to Austin together this spring—as part of a…
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