Leelah Alcorn

thumb|Leelah Acorn Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention. Alcorn had posted a suicide note to her Tumblr blog, writing about societal standards affecting transgender people and expressing the hope that her death would create a dialogue about discrimination, abuse and lack of support for transgender people. Quotes When I was 14, I learned what transgender meant and cried of happiness. After 10 years of confusion I finally understood who I was. I immediately told my mom, and she reacted extremely negatively, telling me that it was a phase, that I would never truly be a girl, that God doesn't make mistakes, that I am wrong. If you are reading this, parents, please don't tell this to your kids. Even if you are Christian or are against transgender people don't ever say that to someone, especially your kid. That won't do anything but make them hate them self. That's exactly what it did to me. Leelah's suicide note, http://lazerprincess.tumblr.com/post/106447705738/suicide-note https://web.archive.org/web/20150101052635/http://lazerprincess.tumblr.com/post/106447705738/suicide-note January 1, 2015 Suicide Note December 28, 2014 Tumblr Alcorn Leelah December 30, 2014 External links Suicide of Leelah Alcorn Category:LGBT people Category:1997 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Suicides Category:Women from the United States Category:People from Ohio Category:Bloggers from the United States Category:Women born in the 1990s