jeudi 1 janvier 2015

Leelah Alcorn, transgender teen, commited suicide

Didn't see this on here, so I figured I'd bring it up.



Leelah Alcorn, a 16-yr old transgender teen, committed suicide a few days ago by stepping into traffic. She felt there was no need to continue with her life given the lack of support she received from her family who disagreed with her sexuality due to religious views. Her suicide note was posted on Tumblr, outlining the troubles she faced and the reasons why she decided to end it all.



Her parents were far from helpful, as she notes:




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When I was 14, I learned what transgender meant and cried of happiness. After 10 years of confusion I finally understood who I was. I immediately told my mom, and she reacted extremely negatively, telling me that it was a phase, that I would never truly be a girl, that God doesn’t make mistakes, that I am wrong. If you are reading this, parents, please don’t tell this to your kids. Even if you are Christian or are against transgender people don’t ever say that to someone, especially your kid. That won’t do anything but make them hate them self. That’s exactly what it did to me.



My mom started taking me to a therapist, but would only take me to christian therapists, (who were all very biased) so I never actually got the therapy I needed to cure me of my depression. I only got more christians telling me that I was selfish and wrong and that I should look to God for help.



And from there it got worse.




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I formed a sort of a “**** you” attitude towards my parents and came out as gay at school, thinking that maybe if I eased into coming out as trans it would be less of a shock. Although the reaction from my friends was positive, my parents were pissed. They felt like I was attacking their image, and that I was an embarrassment to them. They wanted me to be their perfect little straight christian boy, and that’s obviously not what I wanted.



So they took me out of public school, took away my laptop and phone, and forbid me of getting on any sort of social media, completely isolating me from my friends. This was probably the part of my life when I was the most depressed, and I’m surprised I didn’t kill myself. I was completely alone for 5 months. No friends, no support, no love. Just my parent’s disappointment and the cruelty of loneliness.



I wish Leelah could have found the help and support she needed. The treatment she received at the hands of her family makes me incredibly angry and sad, and I wish all this religious ******** would just go away so we could make the world a much better place.





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