Posted on Apr 1, 2023
Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law
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Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg had to deal with the most devastating thing a mother could imagine.
In December last year, Berg's transgender son Henry Berg-Brosseau died by suicide. He was just 24 and a prominent LGBTQ rights activist who inspired his mother to run for office.
As Berg thumbs through pages of her son's work, she finds the last piece of writing he left, one that foreshadowed a new law in his home state of Kentucky.
"Let me read you this ... it's the closest thing I have to a suicide note," Berg says.
Fourteen hours before her son ended his life, Berg says he put together a press release for the Human Rights Campaign, where he worked as a deputy press secretary for politics.
Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg had to deal with the most devastating thing a mother could imagine.
In December last year, Berg's transgender son Henry Berg-Brosseau died by suicide. He was just 24 and a prominent LGBTQ rights activist who inspired his mother to run for office.
As Berg thumbs through pages of her son's work, she finds the last piece of writing he left, one that foreshadowed a new law in his home state of Kentucky.
"Let me read you this ... it's the closest thing I have to a suicide note," Berg says.
Fourteen hours before her son ended his life, Berg says he put together a press release for the Human Rights Campaign, where he worked as a deputy press secretary for politics.
Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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Nothing like seeing a state attack members of the military on active duty guard and reserve who may be trans or have trans children. Same goes for veterans. What is sadder is those who don't have the backs of their fellow serving members or Veterans. Sad indeed.
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