The Dangerous Rhetoric of Eradication

The Dangerous Rhetoric of Eradication

When asked about the death of Nex Benedict and the reason why the Oklahoma legislature is so obsessed with LGBTQ+ citizens (50 bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community), Republican State Senator Tom Woods (District 4) responded, “We are a religious state and we are going...
The Deadly Consequences of Hate

The Deadly Consequences of Hate

Oklahomans buried one of our children this week. Nex Benedict, a non-binary 16-year-old student at Owasso High School, was rushed to the hospital after what has been called a medical episode.   The day before, reports surfaced that Nex had been in a physical...
I Am Vermin

I Am Vermin

I am vermin, a pestiferous being to be eradicated, exterminated, extinguished. For you see, to call someone “vermin” is to embrace the belief of the danger vermin poses to the body.  Pesticide is the only appropriate response to pestilence.  As far as former president...