Leelah Alcorn
I’ve been seeing a lot of her on Tumblr. At first, I was
very confused, because I don’t watch the news often. I got the gist of what had
happened very quickly. Today I found a link to Leelah’s Tumblr as an html
thanks to some wonderful people on Tumblr. I’ll link to those below.
Leelah was a beautiful young woman who was shun, not only be
society, but by her own parents. As a child, we seek acceptance, especially
from our parents. It’s human nature. We all want someone to love and accept us.
I feel like Leelah didn’t get that. She was a normal teenage
girl who felt insecure. That feeling is perfectly normal. What isn’t normal is
for parents not to support their child. She wanted your acceptance, and you
denied her. And not only that, you cut her off from the support she could get.
For what? What did you cut her off for? Because you were embarrassed? You felt
your daughter was an embarrassment to you?
What about how your daughter felt? How did she feel? How did
she feel with you constantly telling her that there was something wrong with
her? How did she feel being told that she was an embarrassment for you? Did you
every think about that? Did you ever think about what you were doing to your
daughter?
If there was a prize for horrible parenting, I think you,
parents of Leelah Alcorn, would be awarded. You refused to accept your
daughter. You refused to allow her to be herself. And that hurt her. You took
her out of school and cut her off from the world. You hurt your own daughter
dearly and that angers me and several people.
Leelah Alcorn, a beautiful young woman, I hope you find
peace in the afterlife. I hope you can still see this world and see that there
are a lot people talking about you. Discussing what happened in your life and
that there are people who support you. There are people who are going to make
sure your death means something. There are people who are lobbing for change.
We are sharing your words, we are reading them, we are understanding, or at
least trying to understand them.
There are a lot of things that I may not understand, I will
strive to understand. I, myself, will use my talents to show support. I think
that everyone should use their talents and their voices to discuss what we as a
society teach our children about gender issues and how we as a society accept
trans people, and just people in general.
That’s really all I have to say at the moment.
Lots of love and hugs for Leelah Alcorn! I hope you are able
to rest in peace. I hope you feel all the love and support people have and are
putting out there.
Rest in Peace
Leelah Alcorn
A beautiful young lady
November 15th, 1997 – December 28th,
2014
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