Leelah Alcorn’s best friend did not attend her funeral after receiving an angry phone call from the transgender girl’s mother.

Carla Alcorn blamed Abby Jones for posting the now-famous photo of her daughter in a dress, which was shared worldwide alongside her suicide note.

The Ohio 17-year-old took her life last month after her Christian parents reacted ‘extremely negatively’ to her desire to transition.

Abby’s mother, Danielle Pieper-Jones, said her daughter did not until know about the ceremony on 2 January until after the event.

‘Her mom called and blamed her for everything that got posted online even though Leelah’s page was public,’ she told the Daily Mail.

‘My daughter just wanted to say goodbye to her best friend. They did not allow her to go to the funeral.

‘It was obvious after the call – Carla had no right to call and harass my daughter.’

Abby’s father, Brian, said his daughter was distraught over the snub.

‘Leelah was her friend – and I was upset because I felt that [the funeral] was a way for her to at least start to move on,’ he said.

‘Abby wanted to go to the funeral – but it happened in private and there was no mention of it beforehand.’

Abby was one of the first people Leelah came out to and she thanked her for ‘dealing with my pathetic problems’ in a second note.

Leelah was meant to be buried at the Northeast Church of Christ in Cincinnati, but transgender activists who wanted to pay their respects found a note on the door saying it had been moved to a small, private service.

A minister at the church said that ‘threats’ had forced the move – although he would not say what they were.