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Rest in peace Leelah, no trans individual should have to live in fear especially of your own family, the people that are meant to nurture and love you. You were perfect the way you were, as a beautiful girl.

Her parents have thrown away their own…

With the recent news about Zander, a transgender teen who committed suicide and was disregarded by his mother, I felt like doing this. I know a lot if other people have probably done this already, but I still wanted others to know. Although I did not…

I drew this in dedication for Leelah Alcorn. Her story inspired me so much and I am terribly sorry for the loss. She was a beautiful girl who was treated wrongly for what she believed.
We also lost Zander, a fifteen year old boy who encountered the…

“They loved their son so much, they killed their daughter."

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"The only way I rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was, they're treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights. Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean…

Rest in Peace & Rest in Power, Leelah Alcorn. May your name never be forgotten.

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"My death needs to mean something. My death needs to be counted in the number of transgender people who commit suicide this year. I want someone to look at that number and say "that's fucked up" and fix it. Fix society. Please."

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