Elise Malary was a bright light in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond – a friend, a sister, a fighter.
Dozens of mourners gathered outside the Women & Children First bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St., holding candles and sharing memories of an advocate dedicated to the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
"Elise, I want to tell you about a dream I had this week," said Iggy Ladden."It wasn't a dream – it was a nightmare, and it was real life." She made her mark on Chicago. Back in 2019, she led a rally for equality after explicit transphobic stickers were"We are tribe. We are a community. And we have each other's backs," said Ald. Andre Vasquez .
Other chalk messages read,"Your death is not the death of your work," and,"Her heart was bigger than the universe."Malary worked with the Chicago Therapy Collective, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and Equality Illinois.
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