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American transgender rights activist (1998–2022)
Henry Berg-Brousseau
Born9 March 1998
Louisville, Kentucky
Died (aged 24)
Arlington, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorge Washington University
OccupationTransgender rights activist
MotherKaren Berg

Henry Berg-Brousseau (March 9, 1998 – December 16, 2022) 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. He was the deputy press secretary for politics for the Human Rights Campaign.

Achievements

In 2015, Berg-Brousseau began interning at the Fairness Campaign, 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. When discussing the bill, he stated:

"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 in Washington D.C.

Death

Berg-Brousseau died by suicide in 2022.

References

  1. "Hanan (Henry) Spilman Berg-Brousseau, 24". Herman Meyer & Son. December 20, 2022.
  2. Tumin, Remy (December 25, 2022). "Kentucky Lawmaker Speaks Out About Transgender Son's Suicide". The New York Times.
  3. Beckett, Lois (22 December 2022). "Transgender rights activist Henry Berg-Brousseau dies aged 24 | US news | The Guardian". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "She lost her trans son to suicide. Can a Kentucky lawmaker make her colleagues care?". Washington Post. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  5. ^ "Bill to put transgender bathrooms in public schools fails". February 20, 2015.
  6. "Henry Berg-Brousseau, transgender rights advocate and son of Kentucky state senator, dies at 24". www.cbsnews.com. 21 December 2022.


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