Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen is the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. He is a transgender policy, advocacy, and messaging expert. As a transgender man, his wide-ranging experience in the LGBTQ movement has covered field organizing, leadership development, fundraising, and media advocacy. He previously worked with Freedom for All Americans, GLAAD, the Transgender Law Center, Gender Justice LA, and the National LGBTQ Task Force.
In this interview, following his keynote talk at the #Together4Action2022 conference in Baltimore, Rodrigo talks about the health disparities facing the LGBTQ+ community and what health professionals and advocates can do to support people.