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US Government Responds to Plea to Ban Conversion Therapy

US Government Responds to Plea to Ban Conversion Therapy

After public outcry calling for the banning of ‘conversion therapy’ (procedures aiming to chance a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity) following the suicide of transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn, the Obama Administration has released an official response coming out in support of a potential ban. Transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn committed suicide in December last year, […]

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Important Conversations

Important Conversations

Late last month, just a few days after Christmas, the story of a young girl’s death spread quickly around the world. Leelah Alcorn was a seventeen year old transgender girl who lived in Ohio in the USA, and she made the decision to end her life. In a note published to her Tumblr account after […]

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Call for Legal Changes Following Transgender Suicide

Call for Legal Changes Following Transgender Suicide

After transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn took her own life last week, activists have begun calling for legislation to protect gender diverse youth. 17 year old Alcorn died by suicide on the morning of December 28th in her home town of King’s Mill, Ohio. She scheduled a letter to be posthumously published on her Tumblr account, […]

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