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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 […]

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 […]