Rodrigo Lehtinen is a Cuban-American, transgender

Transgender

Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....

 LGBT rights advocate and movie producer. Lehtinen is the eldest child of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. She is a member of the Republican Party....

 and Dexter Lehtinen

Dexter Lehtinen

Dexter Wayne Lehtinen is an American attorney, former politician, interim U.S. Attorney for south Florida and a law professor. He is the husband of U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. He is of Finnish ancestry....

 and grandchild of Enrique Ros

Enrique Ros

Enrique Ros is a Miami based Cuban-American businessman and activist opposed to Cuban president Fidel Castro. He is the author of Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba and other books....

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Lehtinen is a graduate of Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

 and while attending there he was a member of Queer Alliance. While attending Brown, he produced the documentary "Free within these Walls" about Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

n prisoners of conscience. Lehtinen is an anti-Zionist, even though his grandmother, Amanda Adato, was born a Jew, and his mother Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a strong supporter of Israel. Presently Lehtinen is the field organizer for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from the ground up. The Task Force is the country’s premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of LGBT people, and working to create positive, lasting...

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