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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, […]

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 […]

X-Men ’97 reboot confirms ‘nonbinary’ character

The long-awaited reboot of the popular 1990s cartoon “X-Men: The Animated Series” will see existing characters become “non-binary” in new episodes, showrunners have confirmed. More than a month before the series launches on Disney+, Marvel’s X-Men ’97 executive producer Beau DeMayo announced that key characters will be portrayed as non-binary, meaning they don’t identify with […]