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A transgender teen committed suicide and left a devastating note on Tumblr after her Christian parents refused to acknowledge that she’s a girl. Leelah Alcorn was born Joshua Alcorn in Kings Mill, Ohio. She killed herself by stepping in front of a tractor-trailer on I-71 in Warren County, Ohio, in the early morning hours of December 28.

Voice actress Christine Cavanaugh, who was the voice for Chuckie from "Rugrats" as well as other well known cartoon characters, died on Dec. 22 at the age of 51. The cause of death was not released .