by Mitch Randall | Feb 29, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
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...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Feb 28, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Content Warning: Mentions of violence against LGBTQ+ people and people of color When I first saw the news about Nex Benedict, I was heartbroken. Is this really how far we’ve sunk? Kids beating other kids to death? Then, I was livid. We in the LGBTQ+ community have...
by Mitch Randall | Feb 22, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
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...
