Christian writer: ‘Leelah’s death caused by demonic possession’
By Josh Haggis
A right-wing Christian writer has claimed that “demonic possession” could be to blame for the high suicide rate among the trans community.
After facing rejection from her friends and family and being subjected to sessions with “biased” Christian therapists, Leelah was killed after deliberately stepping out into the road, but not before writing a heartbreaking suicide note outlining her struggle – click here to read more.
In a piece published on US website RenewAmerica, Gina Miller argues that anyone “in open rebellion of God’s design” will “suffer” for it.
“According to one study from 2010, over forty percent of transgender people have attempted suicide,” said Miller. “Proponents of transgenderism explain this high figure by mistakenly blaming society’s disapproval for ‘causing’ these people to attempt suicide. That’s not it.
“Anyone in open rebellion against God’s design for human sexuality will suffer for it, and suicidal tendencies are just one of the many ill effects,” she explained. “Not everyone will like to hear this, but demon possession certainly plays a part in homosexuality and transgenderism,’ she said.
She goes on to claim that knowledge of demon possession has been “largely lost or buried” in modern culture, saying:
“In the Bible, we see that demon possession was commonly acknowledged and understood to be prevalent, but the knowledge of it has been largely lost or buried today, as if our “modern” culture is too “smart” to give credence to the reality of spiritual forces at work in people today, just as they were then,” she added.
‘It Gets Better’ founder Dan Savage has reacted to the story, saying that Leelah’s “criminally reckless” parents should face criminal charges over their daughter’s death – find out more here.
Meanwhile, in her latest column Attitude’s Paris Lees argues that the best way to honour the 17-year-old’s memory is to get ‘conversion’ therapy banned for good – read it here.
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