SAGE cordially invites you to the screening and Q&A of Award Winning Nominee film Mama Gloria at our Eddie Windsor SAGE Center in Midtown on May 5th at 6:30PM.

Meet Mama Gloria.

Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Emerging from Chicago’s South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s, Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a proud leader in her community. Most famously, she pioneered a charm school for young transgender people that served as inspiration for the hit play Charm. Luchina Fisher’s empathic and engaging documentary is not only a portrait of a groundbreaking legend, but also a celebration of unconditional love, the love Gloria received from her own mother and that she now gives to her chosen children. And it is driven by the love that Luchina has for her teenage transgender daughter, Gia.

Please RSVP if you would like to attend this unique and wonderful program.