Leelah Alcorn - (Wikipedia)

 

Leelah Alcorn (1997 - 2014)

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ezs note: Especially if you feel a sense of desperation, please  call The Trevor Project.  Thanks.

WATCH LIVE: Leelah Alcorn inspires discussion on transgender matters

Press
WLWT

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ezs note:  If life is just too crappy, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).  Thanks!

Opinion: Ohio needs to follow Cincinnati’s example and ban conversion therapy

Caroline Cory
The News Record

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Group Adopts Portion Of Road In Memory Of Transgender Teen

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WBNS

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please press:  http://www.10tv.com

Obama calls for end to 'gay conversations therapies' (should be 'conversion') (UK)

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BBC

please press:  http://www.bbc.com

ezs note:  I signed the petition - Barack's doing something positive about it - you can too!!

Let Leelah Rest in Peace: Ban Conversion Therapy on Minors

Tiffany Chan
The Wellesley News

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Transgender teen’s death stirs action in US and beyond

Dan Sewell
The Boston Globe

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ezs note:   Despite what you may think at times, you do have a friend!  Please contact these people:

The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org

Trans LifeLine: www.translifeline.org

Family Acceptance Project: http://familyproject.sfsu.edu

Gender Spectrum: https://www.genderspectrum.org/resources/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Leelah Alcorn suicide: Parents 'stopped best friend from attending transgender teenager's funeral' (UK)

ANDREW BUNCOMBE 
The independent

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HUNDREDS RALLY IN D.C. TO DEMAND ACTION IN THE WAKE OF TRANS TEEN LEELAH ALCORN'S SUICIDE: VIDEO

KYLER GEOFFROY
towleroad

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Gay Ohio Councilman Tells LGBT Youth: 'You Are Not Alone'

AP
ABC News

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DAN SAVAGE: PROSECUTE TRANSGENDER TEEN LEELAH ALCORN'S PARENTS FOR ABUSE

ANDY TOWLE
Towleroad

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Leelah Alcorn’s Transgender Suicide Sparks ‘Leelah’s Law’ Petition To Ban Conversion Therapy

Zoe Mintz 
International Business Times

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ezs note:  You can switch over to change.com by accessing it in the first paragraph.  If you have not done so yet, please e-write the President, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid.  C'mon, it only takes a minute - and it may save a life.

Transgender teen: 'My death needs to mean something'

Sharon Coolidge

The Cincinnati Enquirer

please press:  http://www.usatoday.com

ezs note:  Please, please, please, if life seems worthless, get help now.  Your worldwide family loves you and needs you.