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Blake Brockington
1996–2015
United States
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Biography
Blake Brockington (May 14, 1996 – March 23, 2015) was an American trans man whose suicide attracted international attention. He had previously received attention as the first openly transgender high school homecoming king in North Carolina, and had since been advocating for LGBT youth and the transgender community, and against police brutality.
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