“When you’re trans and change your name, it’s $500 and a very long process, so getting your ID changed is not accessible to everyone,” Brady Davis said. “I’m also Black, so it’s like on top of being Black, now I’m trans, so this person is really in a situation to bring harm on me.”īars need to do better at educating their staff about respecting transgender people to make their establishments more inclusive of the community, Brady Davis said. “Before I got my name changed, I had an ID that listed my dead name, so if I was to go to a bar, it would be a very uncomfortable situation for me,” Brady Davis said. Halsted St., who shared their experiences in the neighborhood’s gay bars and discussed ways they could be more inclusive. Brady Davis, communications director at Equality Illinois, was among three panelists Thursday at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N.
NORTHALSTED - Human rights activist Myles Brady Davis has always steered clear of Northalsted’s gay bars because they don’t feel comfortable as a person of transgender experience.įor starters, being asked to present an ID can be traumatic for transgender people, Brady Davis said.
