Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Mar 8, 2024

6 #WestboroBaptistChurch #extremists showed up to #cheer the #death of Nonbinary Teen #NexBenedict. Hundreds chased them away.

The #hateful church’s protest lasted approximately 15 minutes before they fled.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/03/6-westboro-extremists-showed-up-to-cheer-the-death-of-a-teen-hundreds-chased-them-away/

6 Westboro extremists showed up to cheer the death of a teen. Hundreds chased them away. - LGBTQ Nation

Westboro Baptist tried to make a comeback outside the Oklahoma school where Nex Benedict was beaten. It only lasted 15 minutes.

LGBTQ Nation
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Why it matters...

After #NexBenedict’s #death, #LGBTQ #youthgroup saw 200% rise in #crisis #contacts from #Oklahoma.

The #RainbowYouthProject, a national #LGBTQ #suicideprevention #group, also said calls increased ahead of a #protest in #Owasso, #Oklahoma, by #WestboroBaptistChurch.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nex-benedicts-death-lgbtq-youth-group-saw-200-rise-crisis-contacts-okl-rcna142279

After Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ youth group saw 200% rise in crisis contacts from Oklahoma

A national LGBTQ youth nonprofit said crisis calls from Oklahoma more than tripled in the weeks after transgender student Nex Benedict died there on Feb. 8.

NBC News
Mar 8, 2024 at 5:31pmWeb