Transgender rights activist Henry Berg-Brousseau dies aged 24

His mother, Virginia state senator Karen Berg said he killed himself after ‘difficulty finding acceptance’

Henry Berg-Brousseau, a transgender rights advocate whose story helped inspire opposition to trans-restrictive legislation in Kentucky, has died. He was 24.

Berg-Brousseau, of Arlington, Virginia, was the deputy press secretary for politics for the Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations.