Henry Berg-Brousseau, transgender rights advocate and son of Kentucky state senator, dies at 24

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Henry Berg-Brousseau, transgender rights advocate and son of Kentucky state senator, dies at 24
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Henry Berg-Brousseau's story helped inspire opposition to trans-restrictive legislation in Kentucky.

His mother, a Democrat from Louisville, said her son had finally found a community,"but that could not undo the brokenness that he already felt."

"On a daily basis at his job Henry would be aware of the hateful and vile anti-trans messaging being circulated around this country and focused at his workplace," Berg said in a news release."This hate building across the country weighed on him. In one of our last conversations he wondered if he was safe walking down the street."

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