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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023 events included a Sunday West Loop ballroom competition, during which trans people could be themselves.

They're crimes you may not always hear about, and they're happening at a rate some say is at an epidemic level: fatal attacks against transgender individuals.

According to the newly released data, 26.3% of gay, lesbian or bisexual students attempted suicide between Jan. and June 2021. For heterosexual students, the number was 5.2% and other or questioning students at 16.5%.

Evanston LGBTQ activist Elise Malary, whose body was found in Lake Michigan March 17, and Chicagoan Tatiana “Tee Tee” Whetstone, 33, who was found dead in a garbage bin March 18.

Elise Malary, 31, made a great impact on Chicago's LGBTQ community, which was evident with a huge turnout to a candlelight vigil in Andersonville on Sunday night. Malary was remembered for not just her transgender activism, but for her presence and energy.

Content warning: This article contains mentions of abuse, depression and anxiety. Danielle Shannon started their own Chicago therapy practice with colleague Eva Ball during the pandemic. Many therapists did the same, Shannon said, finding new clients with an ease she’s never seen before. “It’s weird when your profession can expand more quickly and easily because...

Located in the Edgewater community on Chicago’s northside, Andersonville has one of the most concentrated areas of Swedish heritage and is home to a large LGBTQ plus community. We learn more about the history as well as what the area is doing to adopt eco-friendly initiatives.

But one Chicago therapist is hoping to help by walking and talking. "Walk and Talk therapy has been very helpful for my clients," said therapist Glenn Sevier. "The outdoors brings on a sense of mindfulness, awareness and most importantly a sense of connection." Sevier started the unique approach to therapy in 2003 while working in a local high school. He said many students felt uncomfortable about their depression or anxiety in his sterile office. So he took their sessions to the empty hallways...