CINCINNATI — Seven years ago this week, the death of a 14-year-old transgender teen made headlines. Before her death, Leelah Alcorn published her suicide note to an online blog. The note detailed her ...

(ABC News)--"The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was [and that] they're treated like humans with valid feelings and human rights." That line is ...

This week marks seven years since the death of Leelah Alcorn. Her death and suicide note sent shockwaves across the country, and her story is creating spaces for many like her. 26,546 people played ...

The 2014 suicide of 17-year-old transgender teen Leelah Alcorn put a national spotlight on the issue of conversion therapy, leading Cincinnati Council to ban the practice within the city. At least 11 ...

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A transgender teen's anguished suicide note has launched a national conversation. The founder of a suicide hotline for trans people says Leelah... In Preventing Trans Suicides, 'We Have Such A Long ...

In a moment many have called "the transgender tipping point," the news of Leelah Alcorn's suicide and her plea that someone "fix society" for transgender people have garnered massive attention, moving ...

KINGS MILL, Ohio -- An appeal to change the way society views transgender people has gone viral after the teen who is believed to have posted it died. Seventeen-year-old Leelah Alcorn, who was born ...

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A blog posted to a Tumblr page believed to belong to Leelah Alcorn has sparked a nationwide conversation. The transgender teenager, whose legal name is Joshua Alcorn, is believed to have committed ...

The suicide of a transgender teen from Ohio -- who wrote an anguished note pleading, "Fix society" before walking into the path of a truck -- has struck a chord across the country. The death of ...

The 2014 suicide of 17-year-old transgender teen Leelah Alcorn put a national spotlight on the issue of conversion therapy, leading Cincinnati Council to ban the practice within the city. At least 11 ...