Transgender Woman Commits Suicide By Setting Herself On Fire Cos She Struggled With Online Harassers Who Mercilessly Attacked Her For Her Lifestyle

Troubled transgender woman Chloe Sagal set herself on fire earlier this week and may have committed suicide in a 'political' protest against online bullying.


Oregon native Chloe Sagal self immolated Thursday afternoon at Lownsdale Square, across the street from the Multnomah Country Courthouse in Portland.

Hospital official at Legacy Emanuel Hospital later announced that the 31-year-old bad succumbed to her wounds just days before her demise, police detained Sagal after receiving reports that she intended to harm herself, according to Sgt. Chris Burley, Portland Police Bureau spokesman.

Sagal struggled with online harassers who mercilessly attacked her for her lifestyle with friends believing the abuse may have pushed her over the edge.

On Wednesday, Sagal walked into Lownsdale Square at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Main Street and sat down clutching papers in her hand.