(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Ahead of Transgender Day of Visibility Friday, an LGBTQIA advocacy group in Andersonville is celebrating the life of a friend and fellow advocate.
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Elise Malary, an activist from Andersonville, known for spearheading the “HireTransNow" initiative.
Lindsay Doyle is a licensed clinical psychologist with the Chicago Therapy Collective and friend of Malary's.
"I knew Elise as a really loving, caring, dedicated person and as activist, and also somebody who was really championing rights and access for the trans community here in Chicago,” Doyle says.
Malary was also a founding board member of the Chicago Therapy Collective, which Doyle says is collecting donations to help turn the current chalk memorial for Malary into a permanent one.
Doyle says she hopes the mural is a reminder of Malary's courage.
"I hope it you know, honors, Elise's memory and her ultimate decision to sometimes give up some of that increased safety because she felt like that was what she wanted and needed to do for the betterment of the community as a whole.”
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