Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen joins Gaywaves to preview the merger between NCTE and TLDEF

It's not often that two major national LGBTQ organizations merge, but that is exactly what is happening, perhaps as early as July 1, when the National Center for Transgender Equality and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund are coming together to form Advocates for Trans Equality (and BTW, Alana Jochum has left Equality Ohio to become the Policy Director of the new organization).

 

 

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen will become the executive director of A for TE, and makes his first appearance on Gaywaves to talk about why the decision to merge and what they hope to achieve. He is also optimistic about the state of transgender rights long term, and shares that optimism as well as some of his personal story as a member of a family that is Republican Royalty.

 

https://transequality.org

 

https://transgenderlegal.org

 

 

This segment aired June 13, 2024