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Episode: The Death of Trans Teen Nex Benedict vs the Libs of TikTok Oklahoma Culture
Description: Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary student from Oklahoma, tragically died on February 8, 2024, after three girls beat him up in a restroom on Campus. .Nex had been experiencing bullying for over a year due to their gender identity. This alleged bullying reportedly began soon after a law was passed in Oklahoma requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth certificates and an anti-trans culture emerging in Oklahoma thanks to the involvement of Libs of TikTok in the school system there.
Today we talk about what it is like to be an LGBTQ youth in the state of Oklahoma, and the...