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Henry Berg-Brousseau
American transgender rights activist (1998–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Berg-Brousseau (March 9, 1998 – December 16, 2022)[1] was an American transgender rights activist. He came out as a transgender man at the beginning of his freshman year while attending Louisville Collegiate School. He attended the George Washington University and was a founding member of the Delta Lambda Phi Alpha chapter.[2] He was the deputy press secretary for politics for the Human Rights Campaign.[3]
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Achievements
In 2015, Berg-Brousseau began interning at the Fairness Campaign,[4] a lobbying and advocacy organization, focusing primarily on preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
At age 16, he presented a testimony against a Bathroom bill under consideration by the Kentucky legislature and helped prevent its passage.[5] When discussing the bill, he stated:[5]
"When you walk in somewhere where nobody else goes or have to leave class for extra time to walk into the basement, that opens yourself up to not being a normal kid . . . I don’t feel like I should have to change my life to accommodate their hatred."
In 2021, Berg-Brousseau started working at the Human Rights Campaign[4] in Washington D.C.
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Death
Berg-Brousseau died by suicide in 2022.[6]
References
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