Content Warning: This case contains topics about LQBTQIA2+ violence and hate. Transgender violence and hatred. Discrimination and Black Lives. Elise L. Malary I. Introduction This episode is about Elise Lydia Malary, a trans activist from Chicago who worked as a Community Outreach Specialist. Tragically, her body was found in Lake Michigan 6 days after she was reported missing. This post will provide an overview of her life and accomplishments as well as discuss the impact of her death on the trans community in Chicago. A. Overview of Elise Malary: Elise Lydia Malary was 31 years old, born March 29, 1990, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Malary may have had Haitian roots based on her memorial page. Previously she had lived in Andersonville. Elise attended UIC University of Illinois Chicago in 2014 before becoming an active member of the LGBTQ+ community. After coming out as transgender at age 18, she became an advocate for other members of her community...
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