In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 28, Leelah Alcorn, 17, slipped out of her parents' home in Kings Mill, Ohio (northeast of Cincinnati) and walked to the southbound side of I-71. after walking along the interstate for awhile, she eventually stepped out into the path of a tractor trailer and was killed.
That might have been the whole story, but for the grieving,...and the misidentification.
My sweet 16-year-old son, Joshua Ryan Alcorn went home to heaven this morning. He was out for an early morning walk and was hit by a truck. Thank you for the messages and kindness and concern you have sent our way. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.But Leelah had a Tumblr account (where she identifies herself as Leelah, 17, transgender queen of hell <3 < 3 <3 and atan's wifey) and had written to it and set what she had written to post automatically, which it did on Monday.
And what a note it was.