Oklahoma transgender student dies after allegedly assaulted by students at school
There's an outcry in Oklahoma after the death of a transgender student that has sparked demands for answers.
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Nex Benedict's death spurs student walkout at his Oklahoma high school over anti-LGBTQ+ bullying
While the protest aimed to shed a light on bullying against LGBTQ+ students, organizers also set out to let queer youth know they're not alone.
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Tyler Clementi Family Will Not File Suit Over Suicide
Clementi's parents decided not to sue Rutgers University, his roommate, or anyone else over the gay student's death.
OCTOBER 5, 2012
What Owasso police, school and Oklahoma’s chief medical examiner have said about Nex Benedict’s death
Owasso police shared a new statement with The Advocate about Nex's death and media reports about what happened.
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MARCH 4, 2024
In Oklahoma, a bathroom law and other policies endanger transgender residents
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Oklahoma politician roasts Ryan Walters for Nex Benedict’s death to transphobic superintendent’s face
Sean Cummings said that the superintendent of public instruction and Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are to blame for creating an environment in the state rife for bullying.
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Owasso schools failed to protect Nex Benedict, say speakers at board meeting
The school board came in for a torrent of criticism at its first meeting since the trans student's death.
MARCH 12, 2024
Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death
Ryan Walters faces intense scrutiny for his association with controversial figures and policies following the tragic death of the LGBTQ+ student, including connections to an influencer who told his daughters to attack trans students in bathrooms.
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
District attorney won't bring charges in Nex Benedict's death, calls fight 'mutual combat'
The Tulsa County DA pointed to the state medical examiner's finding of suicide and said the fight the day before the trans student's death "was an instance of mutual combat."
MARCH 21, 2024
Nex Benedict's family questions police statement that trauma didn't cause teen's death
Meanwhile, a police spokesman says murder charges are still a possibility.
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Watch alarming video of Nex Benedict explaining to police that they were bullied
The Owasso Police Department released a series of videos related to Nex Benedict’s death. One confirms that Nex was bullied.
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Trans Nursing Student Michelle Ramos Vargas Shot to Death
Her death in Puerto Rico is the sixth known homicide of a trans person in the territory and the 30th in the U.S. this year.
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Buster Murdaugh Says He Wasn't Involved in Gay Student's Death
The son of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has made his first public statement about rumors linking him to gay acquaintance Stephen Smith's death.
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Clement Meric Death: Thousands March in Paris, Suspects Identified
Five people have been charged with crimes in association with the violent death of French student and activist Clement Meric
JUNE 9, 2013
After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal
Ryan Walters has allowed a climate of hate to thrive in Oklahoma schools, an open letter says in light of trans student Nex Benedict's death.
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Seven Dead in Shooting at Northern Illinois University
Another student shot at a Northern Illinois University lecture hall has died, raising the toll to seven, including the gunman, who had graduated from the school and had been considered a good student, officials said Friday. The shooting was the latest in a spate of attacks in U.S. schools and universities, including the shooting of a gender-nonconforming student at an Oxnard, Calif., junior high school who has since been declared brain-dead; a 17-year-old accused of shooting and critically wounding a fellow student Monday during a high school gym class in Memphis, Tenn.; and a woman who shot two fellow students to death before committing suicide at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge late last week.
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
After Nex Benedict's death, Oklahoma's Ryan Walters: Just two genders, as God intended
Walters, the state's superintendent of public instruction, is denying the existence of trans and nonbinary people after nonbinary teen Nex Benedict's death.
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
