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Showing Original Post only (View all)Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead after a fight [View all]
Source: Independent
Whenever Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict was bullied at school for being transgender, their mother Sue Benedict would encourage the 16-year-old to rise above their tormentors.
I said youve got to be strong and look the other way, because these people dont know who you are, Ms Benedict told The Independent in a phone interview.
I didnt know how bad it had gotten.
The bullying had started in earnest at the beginning of the 2023 school year, a few months after Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that required public school students to use bathrooms that matched the sex listed on their birth certificates.
A few weeks ago, on 7 February, the bullying allegedly erupted in violence when Nex suffered severe head injuries during a physical altercation at Owasso High School, according to the Owasso Police Department.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nex-benedict-dead-oklahoma-b2499332.html
Have not done breaking news before, hope I did it right.
This is the goal of MAGA and the GOP, if you are different in any way you change or die, that is their motto.
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Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead after a fight [View all]
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 20
OP
I know that LGBT+ is not recognized as protected like race but can you think of another way "they" can be
Maraya1969
Feb 21
#53
I believe it's the only state in the country where Obama didn't carry a single district in 2008 or 2012
AdamGG
Feb 21
#31
whoever did this to nex should be charged...and if they haven't been charged why is the school protecting
dawn5651
Feb 20
#10
Once again, the 14th Amendment's "equal protection of the laws" is ignored.
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 21
#28
I've been on a long mission to visit all 50 states and will complete my tour in September with five
OMGWTF
Feb 21
#51
Horrific! And this Chaya "person" is some piece of work. Strength to Nex's family & friends
electric_blue68
Feb 21
#56