Petition to White House to enact Leelah’s Law needs 30,000 names in five days
With only a few days to go until its deadline, a petition to the White House to enact a federal law banning the controversial practice of ‘conversion therapy’ has reached two-thirds of its target.
Despite the death, her mother Carla Alcorn continued to refuse to use female pronouns, saying: “We don’t support that”.
The petition has been named after an Ohio transgender teenager who took her own life by stepping in front of a truck last month.
At time of publication it had reached 68,273 signatures, and required 31,727 more in order to prompt a reply from the White House. It does not guarantee legislation, but increases the possibility of action being taken.
A second petition, not time limited, has been signed over 330,000 times on Change.org.
Soloway said: “This award is dedicated to Leelah Alcorn and transgender people who died too young.”
“This award is dedicated to the memory of Leelah Alcorn … And I just want to thank you for coming out,” Soloway continued.
“Maybe we’ll teach the world something about authenticity, and truth, and love…. to love.”
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