Gloria Allen, who devoted her life to Chicago’s transgender community, was 76.
Transgender icon and activist Gloria Allen has died at the age of 76.
Known as “Mama Gloria,” Allen reportedly passed away peacefully in her sleep at the LGBTQ-friendly Town Hall Apartments for seniors in Chicago, according to the Dallas Voice. Luchina Fisher, who directed a 2020 documentary about Allen, confirmed her passing in a statement.
“It’s only fitting that Mama Gloria Allen’s last day on Earth would be during Pride Month,” Fisher, director of “Mama Gloria,” told today!
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