EdgeBoston.com – by Joseph Erbentraut – EDGE Great Lakes Regional Editor
When transgender activist and performer Alexandra Billings grand marshaled Chicago’s Pride parade last month, the broader LGBT community was offered an opportunity to ponder a few questions: “What does our city offer for our transgender community? Is Chicago a safe, welcoming place for the ‘T’ of our alphabet soup?”
Based on conversations with a number of the city’s foremost trans leaders, it would appear the Windy City is generally doing pretty well.