TW for transphobia, suicideTHANK YOU TO ABBY JONES, WHO WAS THERE FOR LEELAH ALCORN WHEN HER FAMILY

TW for transphobia, suicideTHANK YOU TO ABBY JONES, WHO WAS THERE FOR LEELAH ALCORN WHEN HER FAMILY WASN’THow best friend of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn ‘was kept from her funeral after furious parents accused her of sharing dress selfie with the world’  Abby Jones, 17, was best friends with Leelah, who confided in her“Abby Jones supported Leelah through her struggles and was one of the first people she came out to as trans - but has been unable to pay her last respects after her mother reportedly accused Abby over the phone of sharing pictures of Leelah wearing a dress online.As a result of the accusations Abby, also 17, was left out of arrangements for Leelah’s funeral, according to her parents. The ceremony was moved to an undisclosed location at the last minute.Leelah was meant to be buried at the Northeast Church of Christ in Cincinnati, but trans activists who wanted to pay their respects to Leelah found a note on the door saying it had been moved to a small, private service.The note, and all Leelah’s other posts, have now been deleted after her parents told Tumblr staff to take them down.Leelah also wrote a second post, which mentioned Abby by name. She said: 'Abby: Thank you for dealing with my pathetic problems, all I did was make your life harder and I’m sorry.’Read the full piece hereRIP Leelah AlcornTrans Lifeline opened up in November to provide a resource for transgender people with suicidal thoughts. In the US, the organization can be reached by phone at 877-565-8860.”#TransLifeline #RealLifeTransAdult -- source link

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