Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen

Job news!  My mission has long been to stop LGBTQ, and especially trans, people from being seen as political footballs and start getting us seen as real people - your friends, families, neighbors.  Now I get to focus on that 100% at @TrevorProject  So proud to join the team 🚀

Real Housewives on the Hill! Cast members met with Congress to advocate for PrEP coverage. This is a great example of using pop culture for policy. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #HIV #PrEP #RHONJ #RHOA #RHOM #RHOBH #RHOP

The world holds so much misery that miserable hearts forget the face of happiness. They grow comfortable being sore losers, so when they see real sportsmanship it unsettles them! like holy water touching a demon. Because clapping for someone else’s victory requires something many people never learned…how to win with grace & pure joy, and how to lose with grace, chin up & dignity.

Forcing trans people to revert gender markers means they will immediately be outed in any interaction that requires an ID- renting an apt, starting a job, applying for a bank account, every interaction w police. This enables discrimination+can put trans people in physical danger

@holybullies Absolutely. It’s a cold way to force someone to be outed at every turn.

@TransRigo And the way it was done was so mean.

Trans people use IDs for the same reasons as anyone else - to work, drive, travel. We need them to match who we are so that we can simply move through our lives without issue. Forcing trans people to use inaccurate IDs helps no one - but hurts our families

@aeolan @gayety Aw thank you! Hopefully we can hang next time we visit LA ☀️💛

@TransRigo @gayety Love this photo of you! Glad you guys are doing well, and sorry I missed you on your last west coast visit 🧡

Wow, thank you @gayety for this beautiful profile. 🥹  I’m committed to persuasion over polarization, and honored to focus on that at The Trevor Project. If we want everyday trans youth around the country to have a brighter future, we must go beyond the traditional echo chambers

Here is a prioritized checklist to help you, your family, and your neighbors prepare before the storm hits Saturday evening. 1. Immediate "Power Outage" Prep (Do This Now) With 0.50"+ of ice, power lines and poles will likely snap. Prepare to be without electricity for 72+ hours. Crank the Heat: Turn your thermostat up immediately to pre-heat your home while you still have power. The warmer the house is when the power dies, the longer it takes to cool down. The "Icebox" Strategy: Turn your refrigerator and freezer to their coldest settings now. Fill the empty space in the freezer with frozen jugs of water. A full freezer stays cold longer (up to 48 hours if unopened). Charge Everything: Phones, laptops, tablets, power banks, and rechargeable flashlights. Cash on Hand: Credit card machines rely on power and the internet. Have cash for emergency supplies if stores open. 2. Home & Property Defense Tree Zone Awareness: The "High" to "Extreme" impact zones (red/pink on the map) will see massive tree damage. Move cars away from trees or into a garage if possible. Identify "safe rooms" in your house for sleeping—avoid sleeping in rooms directly under large overhanging branches. Pipe Protection: Locate your main water shut-off valve now in case a pipe bursts. Insulate exposed pipes. 3. Family Safety & Comfort Layering Strategy: Have sleeping bags, heavy blankets, and winter coats accessible before the lights go out. Light Sources: Avoid candles (fire risk is high when emergency services can't travel). Use battery-operated lanterns or headlamps. Medical Needs: Ensure you have a 3-5 day supply of any necessary medications. 4. Helping Neighbors (Community Prep) Since you mentioned looking out for neighbors, this is critical during "Travel Impossible" conditions: The "Pre-Check": Contact elderly or vulnerable neighbors today. Ask if they have heat sources, food, and medication. Communication Plan: Agree on a visual signal (like a specific colored ribbon on the door or a curtain position) that means "I need help" in case phone towers go down. Resource Pooling: Identify who has a generator, a chainsaw, or a 4WD vehicle on your street. Know who can help clear a path for emergency vehicles if a tree blocks the road. 5. What NOT To Do (Safety Warnings) Generator Safety: Never run a generator inside, in a garage, or near a window. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a leading killer after ice storms. No Travel: The graphic explicitly says "Travel Impossible." Do not plan to drive once the freezing rain starts (Saturday 6 PM). Bridges and overpasses will ice over first. Do not approach downed lines: Assume every downed wire is live and lethal. Ice conducts electricity. #icestorm #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc #wxbrad

Being a teenager is hard enough. I can't imagine being a young trans person these days, trying to figure out who I am while seeing constant headlines that I don't belong, that I don’t deserve something as essential as health care. Thank you ABC News for having us on.

Anti-trans sports bans lack any nuance. Here’s a trans woman excluded in DARTS! 🎯 We need rules for fairness, but these blanket bans are so sweeping that they treat archery & bowling the same as football & basketball.

@danica_rose1 🩷🤍🩵

More Republicans voted against this than Democrats voted for it. They are failing to move the needle on this issue, and voters are tuning out.

@Rep_McBride As a trans man, this made me tear up. Thank you for speaking out for us

I was a kid once. And my biggest regret in life is that I never got a childhood without pain. Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.

@AriDrennen Yeah it’s chaos

@TransRigo Half my feed there is like replies to posts by people I don’t follow

I’m sorry but Bluesky has this and it’s unusable, everything is always out of context

Our counselors at The Trevor Project regularly hear from transgender youth who are scared and anxious over the anti-trans politics they’re hearing about in the news. Even when these bills fail to pass, the rising anti-trans rhetoric hurts our young people’s mental health 💔

@jack_turban Congrats!

Jack L. Turban MD MHS FAPA!

🔗 It’s Time for Americans To Get Familiar With Transgender People, Not Transgender Politics newsweek.com/the-trevor-pro…

My dad is a Vietnam vet. When I told him I was trans, he didn’t get it. Most parents don’t. Later he said: when you’re in at war, you don’t care who the guy next to you is, only if he has your back. Change can happen. Thanks @Newsweek for running this on #TransAwarenessWeek