A so-called "nonbinary" teen died in Oklahoma last month after a fight at school. Activists seized upon the tragedy for political advantage, suggesting that Dagny Benedict was killed by anti-LGBT bullies or at the very least as the result of anti-LGBT bullying, smearing innocent teens in the proc.
Dagny Benedict was a sophomore at Owasso High School in Tulsa who allegedly identified as "nonbinary." Benedict was involved in an altercation with other students on Feb. 7. The next day, she died unexpectedly. Democrats and LGBT activists rushed to exploit the 16-year-old student's tragic passi.
The Rainbow Youth Project has seen a 500% increase in the number of calls it received following the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old in Tulsa, Okla.
The Rainbow Youth Project, a nonprofit organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ youth and has a call crisis center, has seen a 500% increase in the number of calls it received in the last week, following the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary sophomore at Owasso High School in Tulsa, Okla. Nex passed away on Feb. 8, a day after the teen was assaulted in a school bathroom. While Owasso Police say that the teen did not die as a result of trauma, parents say they will independently investigate the cause of Nex’s death.