If you are a Trans person in need of someone to talk to please call Trans Lifeline @ (877) 565-8860. This is a trans run non-profit focused on helping trans people.
LOCATION CHANGE: The weather is forcing us inside for this event. Rain and cold do not go well together on a levee. So, we will be meeting at the stage on the first floor of the LSU student union (downstairs from free speech alley.
To honor Leelah's life and call to action we are gathering to hear the lived realities of trans and g...
If you are a Trans person in need of someone to talk to please call Trans Lifeline @ (877) 565-8860. This is a trans run non-profit focused on helping trans people.
LOCATION CHANGE: The weather is forcing us inside for this event. Rain and cold do not go well together on a levee. So, we will be meeting at the stage on the first floor of the LSU student union (downstairs from free speech alley.
To honor Leelah's life and call to action we are gathering to hear the lived realities of trans and gender queer people.
We will also discuss ways that we can answer Leelah's call to "fix society".
For a more detailed story about Leelah please read her tumblr account here: @[NjQyMTgzOTU5MjA4MTA3Omh0dHBcYS8vbGF6ZXJwcmluY2Vzcy50dW1ibHIuY29tL3Bvc3QvMTA2NDQ3NzA1NzM4L3N1aWNpZGUtbm90ZTo6:http://lazerprincess.tumblr.com/post/106447705738/suicide-note]
and this one: @[NjQyMTgzOTU5MjA4MTA3Omh0dHBcYS8vdGhpbmtwcm9ncmVzcy5vcmcvbGdidC8yMDE0LzEyLzMxLzM2MDczODIvbGVlbGFoLWFsY29ybi10cmFuc2dlbmRlci1nZW5vY2lkZS86Og==:http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/12/31/3607382/leelah-alcorn-transgender-genocide/]
**Trigger Warning**
A reading of a list of names of lives lost to suicide and violence directed at trans individuals will be read aloud in remembrance of their lives.