A professor of pediatrics at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) is facing fierce backlash for describing a transgender youth's suicide as "bold" at a na
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Leelah Alcorn, the transgender teenager who took her own life along I-71 in Warren County in 2014 will be remembered as part of a new documentary premiering tonight at Cinpendent Film Festival called 'Leelah's Highway'.The year followin...
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - The heated debate over transgender student's rights came to a head Monday night in Butler County.The Lakota School District rejected a policy that would have affected everything from bathrooms to sports teams.The heated debate ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Leelah Alcorn Memorial Highway Group was one of the organizations at the Cincinnati Pride Parade.Leelah was a 17-year-old at Kings High School.The transgender teen died after throwing herself in front of a truck on I-71 in...
CINCINNATI Angela Ingram - A high-tech tool for your smartphone is aimed at helping homeless teens who often do not have much support.The UPZ app helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth stay safe by getting them off the streets...
MASON, Ohio WKRC - In memory of a Mason teenager who took her own life, an educational event about gender identity was held Saturday morning.Leelah Alcorn died after throwing herself in front of a truck in December 2014.The meeting was...
CINCINNATI Angenette Levy - It's been one year since transgender teen Leelah Alcorn took her own life.She had written in her suicide note that she wanted her death to mean something. A year later, transgender advocates believe the teen's story...
OVER-THE-RHINE, Ohio WKRC - The Transgender Community of Greater Cincinnati marked the one-year anniversary of Leelah Alcorn's death on Dec. 28, 2014. The group outlined the immediate needs for members of the trans community and those most at risk.Alcorn d...
