US mother whose transgender child accused her of 'cruelty' in suicide note REFUSES to honour teen's identity even after death as it becuase it's 'wrong' Carla Alcorn has spoken for the first time since the death of her transgender daughter Leelah, saying she 'does not support' her identity The 17-year-old, born as Joshua, killed herself after walking in front of 18-wheeler on December 28, writing of her parents' ' Carla, of King Mills, Ohio, also refuses to acknowledge her daughter's gender identity in the interview, using male pronouns Now, one human rights group is trying to honor Leelah by asking that transgender conversion therapy be banned in the United States Leelah also spoke of her pain and the 'abuse' she suffered from her parents in a post on Reddit just two months ago That post seems to be a cry for help, as she wrote 'Please help me, I don't know what I should do and I can't ... (more)
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