Oh my god, it really happened. I first saw Leelah's suicide note on Deviantart under the Browse feed, but god I didn't know what it was. Maybe a random Internet person who was going through a hard stage in life, I don't know. I left it at the back of my mind after exiting to do some chores. Realizing just now that I was probably the first person to read that via Deviantart hit me hard. She died. She really did. It's just... So extremely tragic for me to ignore something like that. Despite the hate the parents are getting, I pity them. I understand their religious and these kind of things to against their beliefs, but I think this tweet summed it up perfectly:
The problem with the lack of support these kids get is too large to ignore, but too complex to solve. Nobody can call other people out for their belief, or test every school counselor to see if they're understanding enough to deal with the situation."Therapy" is probably the worst they could do. RIP Leelah
RIP Zander
Although I don't consider their suicides to be a positive impact on the situation, a shining path of inspiration for others out there, nor a good thing for themselves, it certainly brought attention onto the matter.
On the other hand, 13! It's amazing how things progressed. Let us hope for America to change for the better <3