Michael G. McDunnah
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Michael G. McDunnah, he/him, Chicago, writer of TV and film reviews at http://unaffiliatedcritic.com, co-host of The Unenthusiastic Critic podcast.
Information on the Transgender Day of Remembrance and resources for individuals and media are available here: glaad.org/tdor/
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) | GLAAD
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. You can read m...
glaad.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Information on the Transgender Day of Remembrance and resources for individuals and media are available here: glaad.org/tdor/
Suicide resources are available for LGBTQ+ youth at www.thetrevorproject.org.
Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
www.thetrevorproject.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Suicide resources are available for LGBTQ+ youth at www.thetrevorproject.org.
"My death needs to mean something," she wrote, in her suicide note. "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."
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
"My death needs to mean something," she wrote, in her suicide note. "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."
Someone has preserved Leelah's blog here, after the parents had it taken down: thelazerprincessarchives-blog.tumblr.com
Leelah Alcorn (LazerPrincess) Blog Archive
This tumblr stands as an attempt to preserve the blog of Leelah Alcorn (lazerprincess) for the sake...
thelazerprincessarchives-blog.tumblr.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Someone has preserved Leelah's blog here, after the parents had it taken down: thelazerprincessarchives-blog.tumblr.com
I think that's one of the reasons this story haunts me so: the idea that Leelah's parents were so maniacally determined to control her identity and deny her truth that they continued to do so even after doing so helped drive her to take her own life.
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
I think that's one of the reasons this story haunts me so: the idea that Leelah's parents were so maniacally determined to control her identity and deny her truth that they continued to do so even after doing so helped drive her to take her own life.
After Leelah's suicide, her parents stubbornly misgendered and deadnamed her in death, and scrubbed the internet of her presence—including the Tumblr where she had posted her suicide note—all while claiming to have loved their child "unconditionally."
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
After Leelah's suicide, her parents stubbornly misgendered and deadnamed her in death, and scrubbed the internet of her presence—including the Tumblr where she had posted her suicide note—all while claiming to have loved their child "unconditionally."