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The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma whose family says was bullied has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans policies and political rhetoric over gender identity. ....
On Feb. 7, a 16-year-old nonbinary student at Owasso High School in Oklahoma was involved in an altercation in a girls’ bathroom. On Feb. 8, Nex Benedict, who used they/them pronouns and whose family claims roots in the Choctaw Nation, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Nearly two weeks later, after a flurry of […] ....
A recently released police search warrant has revealed more details in the case of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student who died a day after a high school bathroom fight that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity. The warrant filed Wednesday in Tulsa County District Court shows that when Benedict’s mother, Sue, called 911 on Feb. 8, the 16-year-old's eyes had rolled back into their head, their hands were curled and they were struggling to breathe. Benedict was able to walk out of the bathroom after the Feb. 7 fight, but they were taken to the hospital later that day and sent home. ....
TRANS RIGHTS: After non-binary 10th grader Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ advocates tell Bevan Hurley the GOP-controlled Oklahoma state legislature is inflaming prejudice ....