“Transgender people are not boogeymen; we’re just people. We live in every single state and community in the country – in big cities and small towns. We have families of our own that we are trying to take care of, especially in our current and often chaotic times. We are flesh and blood people who get up in the morning and go to work just like you. We’re your friends, your families, and your neighbors.” In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, The Trevor Project’s new Senior Vice President of Public Engagement Campaigns, Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, wrote an article for Newsweek that shares his own story of coming out as trans, and urges people across the U.S. to get familiar with transgender people, not just the transgender politics they read about in the news. Read Rodrigo’s powerful piece, and join us in sharing and uplifting stories from trans people this week and every week. 🏳️‍⚧️ trvr.org/Transgender-People-Not-Politics #TransAwarenessWeek