The International Imperial Court System and the National LGBTQ Task Force are honoring seven legends of the LGBTQ+-rights movement as 2023 National LGBTQ Wall of Honor inductees at NYC’s historic Stonewall Inn on June 22, per a press release.
One of the honorees will be the late transgender rights activist Gloria Allen. She ran a charm school for transgender youth in Chicago’s Center on Halsted. Allen’s school lasted only a few years—she was not paid, and she often used her own money to prepare students’ meals—but inspired Philip Dawkins’ hit play Charm. Her experiences were also chronicled in the documentary film Mama Gloria.
Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published in Windy City Times on May 15, 2023.
