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, […]
Nex Benedict’s death exploited by ‘radical leftists,’ school’s chief says
Oklahoma’s public schools chief blames “radical leftists” for exploiting deceased 16-year-old non-binary student Nex Benedict, but says he doesn’t believe anyone is truly transgender or non-binary. Ta. Although police and school officials say Benedict’s death appears to be unrelated, many online sources continue to suggest that the student’s death was connected to a fight in […]
Oklahoma teen Nex Benedict hospital video shows nonbinary student explaining bathroom brawl to cop
A newly released video shows a 16-year-old non-binary student who was killed a day after a fight in a bathroom at an Oklahoma high school tell police the events leading up to the scuffle, and police officers. said the teen “essentially started a scuffle.” Nex Benedict appeared conscious and alert. police body camera footage She […]
Nex Benedict’s family seeks independent probe into nonbinary students death after attack at school
The family of 16-year-old non-binary student Nex Benedict has issued an independent statement after initial autopsy results show the boy did not die from injuries sustained during a fight in the school bathroom. An investigation has begun. The University of Oklahoma sophomore died on Feb. 8, a day after an altercation that may have been […]
Nonbinary student Nex Benedict’s death was not caused by injuries from school fight: police
The death of 16-year-old non-binary student Nex Benedict was not caused by injuries sustained during a fight in the school bathroom the day before, authorities said Wednesday. Owasso police say a preliminary autopsy report by the medical examiner’s office indicates the Oklahoma teen did not die from trauma. Benedict, whose family identified as non-binary, died […]
Non-binary Nex Benedict’s tragic last texts: ‘I got jumped’
A tragic Oklahoma teen who died the day after a fight inside a school bathroom sent a series of emails to her family describing the beating, according to a report. Nex Benedict, 16, who was non-binary, sent a message to an unidentified relative about the attack by a group of girls, her grandmother said. “I […]