Lovely Page, a Black LGBTQ Person, Died From Gun Violence in Chicago — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

Lovely Page was a 62 year old gender nonconforming person living in Chicago. In late August, they were shot to death, but this only came to our attention this week.

A person was found dead in an alley after being shot in the Garfield Park neighborhood late Wednesday night, police said.

Lewis Page, 62, was in the 2700 block of West Wilcox Street shortly after 10:20 p.m. when someone fired shots, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Police responding to shots found Page in an alley with six gunshot wounds to the torso. They were taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital and later pronounced dead there, police said.

That’s so very sad. Where was the outrage for Lovely?

Honoring Lovely

Lovely is the name they used on Facebook and how they were identified by friends. In all available photos, Lovely presents in feminine attire, jewelry, makeup, and hair. Lovely’s family describe them as a gay Black man. So it seems appropriate to describe Lovely as gender nonconforming until more information comes to light.