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No charges in Nex Benedict case following teen’s death: prosecutor

Prosecutors in Oklahoma say the person involved in a high school bathroom brawl with non-binary teen Nex Benedict was not criminally charged and took his own life the next day. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said in a statement Thursday that he agreed with Owasso police investigators that the fight between Benedict and the […]

Joe Biden Mourns Suicide of Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict: ‘End Discrimination’

President Joe Biden on Thursday mourned the death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma teen who committed suicide after an argument with another student. As reported by the Associated Press, Dagny Benedict, who went by the name Nex, died by suicide with a toxic drug mixture the day after he apparently got into a scuffle […]

Autopsy Reveals Nex Benedict Died By Suicide: REPORT

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday released autopsy results concluding that a 16-year-old non-binary student at Owasso High School died by suicide, The New York Times reported. Nex Benedict died a day after getting into a physical fight in the girls’ bathroom at her school, The New York Times reported. report. An autopsy […]

Education Department launching an investigation into death of Nex Benedict

The Department of Education announced Friday that it will launch an investigation into the death of 16-year-old Oklahoma high school student Nex Benedict, who was accused of bullying after an altercation in the girls’ restroom at her school. She struggled with her gender identity for months. Department of Civil Rights Bureau notified The Human Rights […]

Students protest bullying of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict

Dozens of students and teachers walked out of an Oklahoma high school classroom Monday after Nex Benedict, a non-binary teenager, was allegedly assaulted in the bathroom and died the next day. Benedict, 16, died on February 8, a day after he got into an argument with three female students inside an Owasso High School bathroom […]

Oklahoma students walk out over death of non-binary teen Nex Benedict | LGBTQ+ rights

Dozens of students at an Oklahoma high school showed support for the LGBTQ+ community Monday after a non-binary teen died in a fight in a school bathroom that they say was the target of bullying. held a peaceful demonstration. Local police say Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student who identified as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, […]