'I never thought I would get picked.' Dr. Cody Miller Pyke is a doctor and a lawyer. She's also transgender and non-binary.
For the first time, Harris County's largest medical system will have an openly transgender and non-binary person, Dr. Cody Miller Pyke, on its board.For the first time, Harris County's largest medical system will have an openly transgender and non-binary person on its board of trustees. It's a historic appointment for Harris Health, but it also comes at a time when transgender rights are under attack in our state legislature.
Nearly 93,000, or .43% percent of Texans identify as transgender, according to LGBTQ+ research institute, The Williams Institute.More than a trans person: A UH student's passion for advocacy, music and photography for Pride Month"I honestly had imposter syndrome the whole time. I'm like, 'It's not going to be me. My name got thrown in there, and they're doing their due diligence interviewing me.' I never thought I would get picked.
"It matters how we are spending our dollars, which are taxpayer dollars, how are we serving the most vulnerable population in Harris County, who are the individuals who avail themselves of Harris Health Services," Commissioner Lesley Briones, who appointed Dr. Pyke, said. "Perspective matters, not just for symbolic value, but more importantly for the perspective and the analysis that will be brought to the decisions being made.
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