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Savage: Parents of Trans Teen Who Ended Life Should Be Prosecuted

Savage: Parents of Trans Teen Who Ended Life Should Be Prosecuted

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Columnist Dan Savage has harsh words for the parents of Leelah Alcorn.

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The world continues to react to the death of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender Ohio teenager who took her life on Sunday, with columnist Dan Savage sending several tweets that heaped blame on Alcorn's parents,

In Leelah Alcorn's suicide note posted on tumblr, she described how her parents refused to accept her transgender identity, pulling her from school and friends and taking her to "Christian therapists," After Alcorn's death, her mother posted a Facebook message that referred to Alcorn as her son (Alcorn's funeral was held Friday, but moved because of death threats.)

The typically-outspoken Savage, who's had his own issues with transgender rights, unloaded on Twitter, clearly placing blame on Alcorn's parents and those therapists; see some of them below. Meanwhile, in light of Alcorn's death, a Change.org petition is urging a federal ban on LGBT "conversion" therapy, which attempts to rid youth of their queer identity. The practice has already been banned in states like California and New Jersey.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.