He was a good kid, a good boy.” Crossing out the name “Josh,” the 17-year-old signed the name “Leelah” in a suicide note posted to Tumblr. The note was programmed to publish after Alcorn ...

LEBANON, Oh — Four years after Leelah Alcorn's death, several people gathered on the side of Interstate 71 near South Lebanon to honor her life. "I'm out here as an example to my daughters ...

At the end of the suicide note believed to belong to her, the teen crossed out her birth name -- Josh -- and wrote in "Leelah." The note went viral after Leelah was killed after being hit by a ...

In a painful farewell message posted hours after she stepped in front of a semi, 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn said in no uncertain terms that she's a young woman — not anyone's "son." Indeed ...

Leelah Alcorn, who was born with the name Joshua, walked in front of an oncoming truck and was crushed to death on Sunday morning. open image in gallery Leelah Alcorn in a photo she posted on her ...

Leelah’s bitter indictment of her parents’ attempts to keep her from expressing herself went viral flowing her death earlier this week. It noted that they had taken her to Christian-based ...

Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach posted a long note on his Facebook page, a note that was reportedly left behind by Leelah Alcorn, who was born Joshua Alcorn. It reportedly had been ...

A petition calling for the family of Leelah Alcorn to use her chosen name on her headstone has attracted more than 50,000 supporters. The petition, on change.org, said using the name the ...

In a heart-wrenching letter posted to Tumblr on Dec. 28, Leelah Alcorn — the 17-year-old transgender girl who apparently committed suicide after a long battle with her parents over her gender ...

After the tragic death of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn this past December, 13-year-old Tom Sosnik finally found the incentive he needed to reveal his true self to his fellow classmates.

It's not something anyone is doing to challenge your beliefs or defy your religion. And unfortunately, Leelah Alcorn's mother still doesn't understand that. This weekend, the 17 year-old Alcorn ...

Leelah Alcorn was a transgender high school student who should never have died at age 17. She lived in a suburb of the first city in the Midwest to offer transgender inclusive health benefits ...