[The image features the name "LEELAH ALCORN" in uppercase letters on a ribbon banner. Above the banner is a young…
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Talking mental health with Sam Dylan Finch.
[The image features the name "LEELAH ALCORN" in uppercase letters on a ribbon banner. Above the banner is a young…
Read More I Could Have Been You: An Open Letter to Leelah Alcorn
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Artist Chara Bui has created an animated version of the article, "Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental…
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Please note: This is a blog entry that talks about my personal experience, and what has worked best for me,…
As a writer, I've encountered a lot of myths about what it means to have a mental illness and be…
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