TRANS RIGHTS: After non-binary 10th grader Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ advocates tell Bevan Hurley the GOP-controlled Oklahoma state legislature is inflaming prejudice
Oklahoma’s Nex Benedict, 16, died a day after an altercation in their high school bathroom. Nex's grandmother says they were bullied at school because of their gender identity. Police say Nex did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight. But whatever their autopsy ultimately reveals, Kylan Durant, president of the Oklahoma Pride Alliance, says his state’s anti-transgender legislation and rhetoric makes kids like Nex unsafe.
TRANS RIGHTS: After non-binary 10th grader Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ advocates tell Bevan Hurley the GOP-controlled Oklahoma state legislature is inflaming prejudice
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