Leelah Alcorn teen suicide puts spotlight on transgender discussion

Blog criticized parents for intolerance... KINGS MILL, OHIO — While family and friends are grieving the loss of a local teen, an online firestorm of criticism and debate centering on beliefs and gender identity is spreading across the country. Authorities released the name of Joshua Alcorn. Ohio Highway Patrol officials said they believe the teenager might have committed suicide by getting in front of a tractor-trailer Sunday on the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Warren County and died. “My sweet 1