- Dr. Morissa Ladinsky is under fire on social media after calling the 2014 death of a transgender teen that walked in front of a tractor trailer in Alabama ‘bold’
- The 16-year-old teenager that Ladinsky referred to was Leelah Alcorn from Ohio – a trans person unaccepted by her family and forced into therapy
- Alcorn set a suicide note to go live on social media an hour after her tragic death and her laptop was found nearby here body by investigators
- The note subsequently swept the internet, and was hailed as a rallying cry for transgender rights
- The video of Ladinsky speaking at the four-day American Academy of Pediatric Conference was posted by Dr. Julia Mason, who slammed the fellow doctor
- Ladinsky, from Alabama, is a prominent trans rights activist who has sued her home state after it banned hormone therapy for minors
- For help and support, contact The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
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