12-01-08, 10:18 am
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA -- As the Atlanta Police Department's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Liaison, Officer Darlene Harris has served as a symbol assuring fair treatment and greater protection since 2005, when she was appointed to this post.
When she disclosed she is intersex in July 2008, Harris garnered attention for her bravery and for drawing focus on the subject of intersex identity and experience.
Her story was first featured in Southern Voice magazine on July 4. The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper also ran a story about Harris on August 31.
She has increased local and national discourse about intersex and other minority gender constructs in a forthright and professional manner.
As a teenage girl, she grew facial and chest hair, and never had a regular menstrual cycle. As an adult, several of her girlfriends would remark that such characteristics were not normal.
