Ohio Teen’s Suicide Ignites Transgender Debate
On December - 31 - 2014
Leelah Alcorn’s suicide note sparks discussion
KINGS MILL, Ohio — While family and friends are grieving the loss of a local teenager, an online firestorm of criticism and debate centering on beliefs and gender identity is spreading across the country. Authorities initially identified the teen as Joshua Alcorn. Ohio Highway Patrol officials said they believe Alcorn might have committed suicide by getting in front of a tractor-trailer Sunday on the southbound lanes of Interstate 71 in Warren County and died. READ MORE HERE
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