In Re Harris

707 A.2d 225 (1997)

In re Brian HARRIS, a/k/a Lisa Harris, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 10, 1997.

Filed December 11, 1997.

Mary Schellhammer, Johnstown, for appellant.

Before POPOVICH, SAYLOR and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

As Tammy Wynette so aptly observed, sometimes it's hard to be a woman. This is especially true in the instant matter, which calls this Court to decide the case of Brian Harris, a thirty-nine-year-old man who, for the past twenty-two years, has lived as a woman. During this time, petitioner has consistently dressed and appeared in public as a…