Crisis calls among Oklahoma LGBTQ+ youth drop after Ryan Walters quit his job as the state’s schools chief.
by Christopher Wiggins
https://www.advocate.com/news/ryan-walters-exit-crisis-calls #Oklahoma #LGBTQ #RyanWalters #education #NexBenedict
Sometimes, good things really do happen. One of the nation’s most virulently anti-LGBTQ+ education officials, Ryan Walters, has resigned—and the impact was immediate. Walters built his career on demonizing
7 of Ryan Walters's most heinous anti-LGBTQ+ quotes
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/ryan-walters-anti-lgbtq-quotes
The fall of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the questions around his resignation
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/voices/ryan-walters-mysterious-resignation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NE_ojpMWvU
#Oklahoma's #AntiLGBTQ Superintendent Confronted to His Face About #transMAN 
#NexBenedict's Death
Sean Cummings Vice Mayor of The Village Oklahoma rightfully got in hideous ghoul #RyanWalters' face.
#TransandNonbinaryRightsAreHumanRights 
#FUCKLibsOfTikTok #StocasticTerrorist #ChayaRaichik #schools #ProtectTransKids
#Oklahoma #schooldistrict adding #antiharassment #policies after #nonbinary #teen’s #death
The February #death of 16-year-old #OwassoHighSchool #student #NexBenedict took place the day after a fight with several #girls in a #school #bathroom.
A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment. The death of 16-year-old Owasso High School student Nex Benedict the day after a fight in a school bathroom was ultimately ruled a suicide. The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the district in March. The probe discovered repeated instances of district staff receiving notice of possible harassment and failing to properly explain the procedures for filing complaints. The Owasso superintendent told parents Tuesday that the agreement reaffirms the district’s dedication to a harassment-free environment.
From February 2024:
#TwoSpirit and #Indigiqueer communities mourn #nonbinary teen's death in Oklahoma
'Something that affects one of us affects all of us,' says Jade Lacosse
Edzi'u Loverin · CBC News ·
"Members of the two-spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous #transgender communities are mourning the death of a non-binary 16-year-old teen in Oklahoma earlier this month.
"#NexBenedict died the day after a violent confrontation in a high school bathroom in Owasso, Okla., near Tulsa. Owasso police said in a statement preliminary autopsy results indicate the teen did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight.
"Benedict's mother is enrolled with the #ChoctawNation of Oklahoma and the school where the incident took place is located within the #CherokeeNation reservation. Benedict's family said Benedict experienced #bullying from their classmates due to their gender identity.
"The story has sparked cross-border reaction from #2SLGBTQ+ community members, reflecting on their own experiences as well as the current climate for #IndigenousYouth.
"'Many of us are in mourning,' said Jade Lacosse, an Anishinaabe and adopted Tlingit two-spirit trans woman in Whitehorse.
"'This was a young child that very few of us were directly connected to but they're still a relative, they are still a two-spirit relative in the way that our community sees things. Something that affects one of us affects all of us.'
"Lacosse said the statement from police appears to be about placing blame rather than taking responsibility for discrimination.
"'A young two-spirit child, one of our relations, died … and it's a direct result of #transphobia," Lacosse said.
"'The way that they died doesn't change that.'"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-spirit-indigiqueer-mourn-oklahoma-teen-1.7124184
#TransPhobia
#GBLTQRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #IndigenousYouth #TransDayOfRemembrance
Back in March, not long after the death of Nex Benedict, @damemagazine’s Catherine Caruso wrote about how schools became so dangerous for LGBTQ kids. The conclusion? Right-wing outlets are trying to start a moral panic; social media platforms have amplified this; and politicians have legislated to support it. “The real-word harm that has unfolded due to anti-LGBTQ bias and misinformation is immeasurable,” Caruso writes.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/03/28/how-did-schools-become-so-dangerous-for-lgbtq-kids/
#LGBTQ #NexBenedict #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
In February, 16-year-old Nex Benedict was physically attacked by three students in a bathroom at Owasso High School and died the next day. According to texts shared by a family member, Benedict had been consistently bullied for months over their gender identity and was reportedly with another trans student when the fight broke out. While
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