The trans-led South Side organization, Brave Space Alliance, hosted a rally at Daley Plaza for Trans Day of Visibility.
LaBelle's death has been ruled a homicide after her body was found stuffed in a garbage bin in East Chatham five days after her family reported her missing.
"This space is specifically for Elise Mallory and Tee Tee -- for all of our other trans siblings that have been taken from us," Rice said.RELATED: Chicago rally honoring dead Black transgender women turns into chaotic sceneIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill that banned transgender girls from participating in girls sports for K-12 schools.
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