Oklahoma Transgender Student Nex Benedict’s Death, Explained

, was relentlessly bullied for their gender identity, according to the people closest to him. Nex died one day after a physical altercation with three other students in a high-school bathroom. The case has drawn national attention as Oklahoma lawmakersNex was ​​a sophomore at Owasso High School, which is located in a suburb northeast of Tulsa.

Benedict also contacted police to report the fight while at the medical center; police said that was the first time they were notified of any altercation.of a school resource officer, Caleb Thompson, interviewing Nex at the hospital. In the footage, Nex said that, while he didn’t know the three girls involved in the fight, the students had been “antagonizing” them and made fun of his clothes before. Nex added he had told his grandmother about it and she advised it was best to ignore the girls.

Last year, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt also signed an executive order that defines an individual’s sex as the “biological sex” at birth. Superintendent Ryan Walters, who oversees the state’s public schools, has also been a vocal critic of transgender rights.

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