The suicide of a 17-year-old transgender teen from Kings Mills, Ohio is catching national attention and has went viral because of a suicidal note he left online. He was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-71 about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to local media.
Alcorn's note explains that he has felt like a girl trapped in a boy’s body ever since he was 4. Then he cried tears of joy when he learned what transgender meant at 14.
Alcorn took to his tumblr account to express himself before taking his life. Alcorn requested that all of her belongings and savings be donated to transgender civil rights movements and support groups.
Many people took to Twitter to mourn her death using #LeelahAlcorn and criticize the continued injustice facing transgender people today.
Read his suicide note below!