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# Addison Perry-Franks dead at 39
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/addison-perry-franks-dead-at-39/
- Published: 2021-01-07T15:15:22.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-07T15:28:18.000Z
- Description: Addison Perry-Franks, a trailblazing trans politician based in Texas, US, has been pronounced dead at 39 after becoming ill, with the cause of death still not confirmed.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, LGBTQ, Texas, Trans, Trans Rights, US

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/addison-perry-franks.jpg)

**Addison Perry-Franks**, a trailblazing trans politician based in **Texas, US**, has been pronounced dead at 39 after becoming ill, with the cause of death still not confirmed. Her wife, **Lacey Franks**, posted on Facebook on **January 1**: *“The love of my life has passed away today. I don’t have all of the details till the autopsy comes back. The world is a darker place without her light shining in it.”*

Perry-Franks was best known for her work to combat anti-trans policies. In 2017, Republican governor **Greg Abbott** attempted to pass an anti-trans bathroom bill in the Texas legislature. While the bill was unsuccessful, it inspired Perry-Franks to run against one of its authors, Republican politician, **Dustin Burrows**. She told local LGBTQ+ news outlet, [**OutSmart**](http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2020/02/meet-the-transgender-woman-running-for-texas-house-district-83/?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“The bathroom issue was what started me wanting to run for office…I had a problem at a local store that wouldn’t let me use the restroom. I publicized the incident, and the store’s corporate head wound up coming to Snyder to retrain all the employees and make the chain more LGBTQ+ inclusive.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/trans-us-rights.jpg)

She added: *“I just got tired of Texas not having equality for LGBTQ+ people”.* Although Perry-Franks did not win the local election, she is remembered for her dedication to LGBTQ+ equality and combating transphobia in the political world. Tributes have poured in for her, with political group, **Texas Democratic Women of South Plains**, writing in a [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/tdwsp/posts/3978014085551955): *“Her determination to stand up for West Texas against so many odds could never be matched, even in the face of defeat. Please keep her wife, Lacey Perry-Franks, and her family in your thoughts during this difficult time.”*