LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said President Barack Obama was moved by the tragic story of trans woman Leelah Alcorn and has called for the end of conversion therapies — the type of… Read More ›
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(UPDATE – Kelly Lepley gives TED talk) Leelah’s turmoil prompts stepped-up activism by transgender airline pilots
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE Oct 31, 2015 — Kelly Lepley gives TED talk: http://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-ups/kelly-lepley-why-being-your-true-self-is-the-most-selfless-act (Original article:) Leelah was crying for help! . . . she was tormented, says Kelly Lepley, a transgender airline pilot. Another pilot, Jessica… Read More ›
Transgender street survivor serves as role model for homeless LGBT youths
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Mia Tu Mutch, a trans woman, spent two yearsof her youth homeless, mostly without reliable shelter — a preference over living with her parents’ religious reparative therapy- thinking, bullying classmates and constant suicide thoughts. Mia… Read More ›