Andrea Sanna
‘Mama Gloria’ spent her life fighting for civil rights while teaching new LGBTQ+ generations about pride and love
Gloria Allen, an important figure in the LGBTQ+ movement in the United States of America, passed away on June 13 at her apartment in an LGBTQ+ retirement home in the city of Chicago (State of Illinois) at 76. The Chicago Tribune broke the news.
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Luchina Fisher, a filmmaker who edited a documentary about her life, said Allen passed away peacefully in her sleep.
”Her life is a testament to the love her mother, grandmother and other women in the family poured into her, and the love she shared with her chosen children and the world.”
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Born Oct. 6, 1945, in the state of Kentucky, she later moved to Chicago, where she lived and fought for civil rights for LGBTQ+ people, becoming a true local icon over the years.
She herself stated in an interview with People (2021) how difficult it was to grow up as a trans girl in the 1950s and 1960s. A certified nurse practitioner, she worked at the Medical University and also as a private and then created a school for trans youth at the Center in Halsted (Chicago) with classes in makeup, etiquette, manners, and where they were taught to love themselves and others.
A life lesson learned from the women in her family.
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