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crim son

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5. I feel rage, helpless rage.

Reply to 1step (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 12:18 AM

Jan 2015

The child killed herself because these same people made her life intolerable. But the publicity... well I hope good people notice and her death has the greater meaning she wished for.

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Funeral for Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn Moved Because of 'Threats' [View all] 1step Jan 2015 OP

Broken children are the future as long as they are being trained and taught by the broken adults jtuck004 Jan 2015 #1

So sadly true. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #2

So sad our society has so many haters! Those that just have to hate to feel good themselves! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #3

Who are you talking about? Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #12

? those making the threats! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #13

And not the transphobic parents who drove their daughter to suicide? Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #14

Ah, I see what you mean! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #15

Honestly speaking, this funeral is an insult to their daughter, her own mother slandered her... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #16

It's incredible the extent some will go to push their horrific beliefs onto others RKP5637 Jan 2015 #17

... shenmue Jan 2015 #4

I feel rage, helpless rage. crim son Jan 2015 #5

Church of Christ VA_Jill Jan 2015 #6

Who would threaten or disrupt a family's funeral? FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #7

A lot of people would Blue_Adept Jan 2015 #8

Considering the last thing their daughter said to them was... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #11

The family is the immediate cause of the funeral Posteritatis Jan 2015 #9

The parents are pieces of shit, for one, transphobic shithead who directly contributed... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #10