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Coverage dated December 20, 2022

Kentucky senator: Transgender son has died by suicide

Headline from Bowling Green Daily News

A Kentucky state senator says her transgender son, a trans rights advocate on whom “a lack of acceptance took a toll,” has died by suicide. He was 24. Democratic Sen.

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  1. BizPac Review

    Kentucky senator appears to lash out at Republicans after transgender child commits suicide (opens BizPac Review)

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    A Kentucky Democrat state senator is seemingly blaming Republicans for the suicide of her "transgender son."

  2. Bowling Green Daily News

    Kentucky senator: Transgender son has died by suicide (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    A Kentucky state senator says her transgender son, a trans rights advocate on whom “a lack of acceptance took a toll,” has died by suicide. He was 24. Democratic Sen.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Kentucky State Senator Blames ‘Anti-Trans Messaging’ For Her Child’s Suicide (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Sen. Karen Berg, Kentucky, announced that her child Henry Berg had passed away due to suicide and placed blame on anti-trans rhetoric in a statement on Twitter.

  4. NBC News

    Kentucky senator says transgender son has died by suicide (opens NBC News)

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    Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg said “a lack of acceptance took a toll" on her 24-year-old son, Henry Berg-Brousseau.

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