Blake Brockington (May 14, 1996 – March 23, 2015) was an American trans man whose suicide attracted international attention.

[2] Brockington, who was assigned female at birth, came out publicly as transgender while attending East Mecklenburg High School as a tenth grade student.

"[1][2][3][4] After his election as homecoming king, he began publicly advocating for transgender and LGBT youth issues.

[6] In December 2014 at Charlotte's Independence Square, he organized a protest against police brutality against black people.

He was involved with setting up an exhibit, "Publicly Identified: Coming Out Activist in the Queen City", at the Levine Museum of the New South in July 2014.

He spoke in an 8-minute documentary made in 2014 by three Elon University students, "BrocKINGton", about his experience being bullied because he was transgender, and being hospitalized for self-harming.

"[4] Brockington died on March 23, 2015, after being struck by several vehicles on the outer loop of Interstate 485 near Pavilion Boulevard in Charlotte.

[4] Southerners On New Ground held a memorial service for Brockington in Durham, North Carolina, on March 28, 2015.

Campus Pride's executive director, Shane Windmeyer, remarked at the service, "Days like today, the weeks recently, it hurts more and more.

[6] Many have noted that what happened to Brockington fits a dangerous pattern of harmful behavior toward transgender youth – who often face disproportionate amounts of bullying, harassment, discrimination, and violence.

Josh Burford, assistant director for sexual and gender diversity at UNC Charlotte, who had worked with Brockington on the exhibit at the Levine Museum, told the press "What happened to Blake is part of a systemic problem, especially for trans students of color.