Phyllis Shafer

Phyllis Shafer
ChildrenDrew Shafer

Phyllis Shafer was an American LGBTQ activist. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she and her son, Drew Shafer, operated the Phoenix House, a safe haven for queer people in the city, and a hub of national queer activism. She wrote an advice column for The Phoenix under the pseudonym Estelle Graham.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Mackenzie (2022-06-01). "Before Stonewall, this Kansas City activist helped unite the national gay rights movement". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. Retrieved 2026-03-17.