The death of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn should be a wake up call for Christians-Interfaith post [View all]
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Eliel Cruz
A few days ago, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender girl from Ohio, stepped in front of a truck on the interstate and took her life. She was exhausted. She was tired of having to defend her identity as a transgender teenager. She lacked the support system needed to flourish. Feeling trapped she resorted to ending her pain.
In her suicide note, Leelah cited her Christian parents and Christian counseling as a trigger to her suffering:
“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.”
- See more at: http://elielcruz.religionnews.com/2015/01/02/death-transgender-teen-leelah-alcorn-wake-call-christians/#sthash.K2R2l3Gc.dpuf
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