Benedict's death brings attention to the ongoing attacks faced by the transgender and gender non-conforming community. The family calls for action against bullying in schools.
Benedict was nonbinary and went by they/them pronouns, according to Benedict's family. 2SLGBTQ includes Two Spirit, an umbrella term used to describe a third gender in Native and Indigenous communities. Sue Benedict, their mother, is a registered member of the Choctaw Nation. Freedom Oklahoma, a political advocacy group that fights for LGBTQ+ issues, said in a statement to ABC News that Benedict's death highlights attacks on the transgender and gender non-conforming community.
"2STGNC+ students are the ones at risk; they are under attack in their schools, and they are under a coordinated attack by extremist politicians who care more about soundbites than children's lives," the organization's statement read. "Nex's death occurred during a nationwide effort to push 2SLGBTQ+ people out of public life and back into the closets." Anti-LGBTQ bullying and violence have been the center of conversation in the aftermath of Benedict's death earlier this month, as Benedict's family called for action and answers concerning the bullying they say Nex faced in schoo
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