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Nex Benedict: outrage as no criminal charges filed over school bathroom fight

LGBTQ+ advocates criticize decision by Oklahoma authorities not to prosecute over incident preceding trans teen’s suicide

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Oklahoma prosecutors will not press charges in Nex Benedict case

Benedict, a nonbinary teen, died by suicide after a high school fight. The Tulsa County district attorney says the fight was mutual and there's not enough evidence to press charges.

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Oklahoma DA Declines Charges In Nonbinary Teen's School Fight

Oklahoma DA declines charges in nonbinary teen's suicide case after school fight, sparking discussions on LGBTQ+ rights and bullying in schools.

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No Charges Filed In Death Of Non-Binary Oklahoma Teen

Tulsa DA declines charges in Nex Benedict's suicide case following school fight. Autopsy shows no direct link between injuries and death.

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Adult MAGA rage endangers children

Despite the Ethan Crumbley and Nex Benedict cases, a GOP nominee to run schools wants a "firing squad" for liberals

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Nonbinary Student's Death Sparks National Outcry And White House Condemnation

Tragic suicide of nonbinary student Nex Benedict in Oklahoma due to bullying sparks national conversation on LGBTQ+ inclusivity and support in schools.

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What happened to Nex Benedict?

Benedict was attacked at their Oklahoma high school, and found dead at home the next day. The medical examiner's office says the nonbinary 16-year-old died by suicide. Their family has questions.

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Oklahoma Autopsy Finds That a Bullied Nonbinary Student Committed Suicide

After blaming the state's bathroom law, The New York Times says "it has never been clear" whether gender identity figured in the fight that preceded Nex Benedict's death.

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Oklahoma medical examiner rules death of teen Nex Benedict as a suicide

The death of a non-binary teenager followed a fight in a bathroom at Owasso high school in February

The Guardian - US

A warped Bible killed Nex Benedict

And their death was essentially written into Oklahoma law

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Federal investigation announced into bullying claims in death of Nex Benedict

The education department said it will launch an inquiry after the non-binary teen died after a fight at an Oklahoma public school

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Paramedic Sentenced To Prison Over Elijah Mcclain's Death

Paramedic sentenced for Elijah McClain's death; U.S. Department of Education investigates school safety after Nex Benedict's passing.

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Federal Investigation Opened Into Oklahoma School District After Student's Death

Federal officials investigate the death of a nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma amid bullying allegations.

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Trial shows failure to protect LGBTQ+

Man convicted of killing Black transgender woman in the nation's first gender identity-based hate crime trial

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LGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill

Bill mandates insurance carriers cover discredited practice and would force people to list sex assigned at birth on driver’s licenses

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New video sheds light on fight that took place before non-binary student died

Body-camera footage shows Nex Benedict, 16, speaking with police after altercation in Oklahoma high school bathroom

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Oklahoma students walk out over death of non-binary teen Nex Benedict

Sixteen-year-old student died on 8 February after ‘physical altercation’ with classmates in bathroom of Owasso high school

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Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teen who died following school fight

Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old who identified as nonbinary, got into an altercation with three girls in an Owasso High School bathroom who were picking on Benedict and some friends.

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Nationwide Vigils Held For Nonbinary Teen After High School Altercation

Vigils held nationwide to honor Nex Benedict, a nonbinary student who tragically passed away after a school altercation. Community mourns and advocates for...

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Senator equates Nex Benedict with filth

At a legislative forum on Friday, Sen. Tom Woods emphasized the moral and Christian fortitude he aims to represent

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The New York Times Implausibly Implicates Oklahoma's Bathroom Law in the Death of a Nonbinary Student

Don’t let culture war politics overwhelm a commitment to the facts.

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Nonbinary teen dies after bathroom fight

Family to probe death after police say Benedict "did not die as a result of trauma"

The Guardian - US

‘Scared for our kids’: anger mounts after non-binary teen dies following school fight

Activists decry anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric as they mourn Nex Benedict, 16, who died after ‘altercation’ in Oklahoma high school bathroom

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