TW for suicideDear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen Before she appare

TW for suicideDear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen Before she apparently committed suicide, Ohio transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn wrote a note outlining the awful prejudice she endured at the hands of her parents and society. In memoriam, Parker Molloy writes a powerful letter to Leelah.“Your death, like the death of so many others, comes at the hands of a society so indifferent to the existence of those like you that even loved ones are complicit in driving you to destruction. It’s not your fault.Your death is a tragic bookend to a year touted as the “transgender tipping point.” Your death is symbolic of the harsh reality facing so many of us.Yes, trans people and trans issues are finally being acknowledged in pop culture and public policy, but even the most positive portrayals of trans characters cannot offset the treatment your parents subjected you to—treatment that very well amounts to child abuse, even if not meeting the legal definition of such.Your letter highlights so many of the harsh realities trans people face, specifically in regard to how society rejects us.”This is a REALLY worthwhile read, please check it out here -- source link

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