#TransLivesMatter: The Fight for Trans Rights in Light of Leelah Alcorn’s Suicide

When transgender teen Leelah Alcorn committed suicide by walking into traffic, her death and subsequent suicide letter sparked a national debate on trans rights. We discussed Leelah’s story and take a deeper look into the lives and experiences of transgender Americans, transphobia and the epidemic of suicide in the trans community, featuring Allison Woolbert, the Executive Director of the Transgender Human Rights Institute.