In an email to Cincinnati-based channel WCPO-TV, Leelah's father Doug Alcorn wrote, "We love our son, Joshua, very much and are devastated by his death.
Nun correo electrónico enviado á canle local WCPO-TV, o pai de Leelah, Doug Alcorn, escribiu: "Amamos ó noso fillo, Joshua, moito e estamos desolados pola súa morte.