Guys, I wanna talk about something really important to me.
In Jan 2015 I joined Tumblr. I was just discovering LGBT and asexuality and a bunch of other stuff my parents and social circles had kept hidden from me for years.
One of the first ever posts I found back then was Leelah Alcorn. She had just died on Dec 28, mere weeks earlier.She was the first trans person I ever heard of as a trans person. And she had died. I remember combing Tumblr for anything about her. I couldnt believe what I was reading. Was this what Transgender people went through? I had just come out as gender fluid. My heart went out.
Leelah is my heroine. She...changed everything. Hearing her story, seeing the outpouring of support, it helped me realize I was entering into a community. And that was important for me to know. She also helped me realize how far we have to go, and how damaging ignorance and hate could be. i owe a lot of who I am to her.
Rest in Peace, Leelah Alcorn. May the gods bless your soul and may you have the body you deserve when you rejoin us in your next life. Peace upon you.