White House supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors

WASHINGTON – The White House has responded to a petition with over 120,000 signers seeking “help to ban the practice known as ‘conversion therapy.’” The petition came in response to the heartbreaking story of Leelah Alcorn, a 17 year old transgender youth who tragically took her own life after being subjected to the horrifying experiences…

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‘Transparent’ creator Jill Soloway dedicates Golden Globe win to Leelah Alcorn

Transparent, Amazon’s story about a transgender woman coming out to her family, took home the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, reports eonline. Transparent beat out Silicon Valley, Girls, Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin to take home the award. Creator Jill Soloway accepted the award, surrounded by…

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Daily Caller op-ed blames LGBT community for suicide of transgender teen

An op-ed in The Daily Caller blamed the LGBT community for helping cause the tragic suicide of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who took her own life after being rejected by her religious parents, reports Media Matters for America. On Sunday, December 29, the 17-year-old transgender teenager took her own life by walking into traffic miles from her home in…

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‘Leelah’s Law’ petition reaches more than 280,000 signatures

A fast growing Change.org petition to enact ‘Leelah’s Law’ to ban transgender conversion therapy, in honor of transgender teen Leela Alcorn has reached more than 280,000 signatures. The 17-year-old teenager from Ohio whose suicide note blamed gay conversion therapy for her death, and called on others to “fix society” to prevent more transgender suicides. One…

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Leelah Alcorn’s mother continues to refuse to use female pronouns: ‘He was a good boy’

When Josh Alcorn voiced a desire to live as a girl, the Ohio teenager’s parents said they wouldn’t stand for that. “We don’t support that, religiously,” Alcorn’s mother told CNN on Wednesday, her voice breaking. “But we told him that we loved him unconditionally. We loved him no matter what. I loved my son. People…

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