Being transgender in Oak Park topic of village's conversation
As Pride Month closed, Oak Park’s village government hosted a panel discussion on local transgender issues and experiences on June 28. Madison Street Theater, 1010 Madison St., was the venue for a conversation moderated by Darien Marion-Burton, president of the Oak Park and River Forest Chamber of Commerce, who introduced himself as the “youngest, Blackest, and gayest” president the organization has ever had. Panelists sat at a table decorated with Pride and transgender flags as audience members filed into the small black box theater. The five panel members represented PFLAG, the Oak Pa...