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{{content warning|Violence, hate crimes, death of a nonbinary person, death of a gay man}} | {{content warning|Violence, hate crimes, death of a nonbinary person, death of a gay man}} | ||
'''Nex Benedict''' (January 11, 2008 - February 8, 2024) was a [[nonbinary]] and [[genderfluid]] adolescent who died at age 16 the day after a group of students fought with | '''Nex Benedict''' (January 11, 2008 - February 8, 2024) was a [[nonbinary]] and [[genderfluid]] adolescent who died at age 16 the day after a group of students fought with him in their school bathroom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video shows nonbinary teen Nex Benedict reflecting on fight before their death. |last=Pauly |first=Madison |work=Mother Jones |date=24 February 2024 |access-date=25 February 2024 |url= https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/nex-benedict-trans-oklahoma-bullying-bathroom-bills-police-body-cam/}}</ref> | ||
Nex, | ==Background and personality== | ||
Friends of Nex reported that the teen, a student at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, preferred [[he/him]] pronouns but also used [[they/them]].<ref name="NBC-Yurcaba">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/vigil-friends-remember-nex-benedict-fiery-kid-rcna140440 |title=Friends remember Nex Benedict, Oklahoma student who died after school fight, as 'fiery kid'|first=Jo |last=Yurcaba |date= 25 February 204 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> He was was a member of the Choktaw nation, and lived on Cherokee reservation land (where his high school is also located).<ref name="Riedel">{{Cite web |title=Everything We Know About the Death of Nonbinary Oklahoma Teen Nex Benedict |last=Riedel |first=Samantha |work=Them |date=23 February 2024 |access-date=25 February 2024 |url= https://www.them.us/story/nex-benedict-death-everything-we-know-nonbinary-oklahoma-teen}}</ref> | |||
Nex's grandmother, Sue, reports that Nex "was a straight-A student who enjoyed drawing, loved to read, played the video games ''Ark'' and ''Minecraft'' and loved their cat Zeus."<ref name="PinkNewsBaska">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary teen Nex Benedict didn't die from trauma, police say |last=Baska |first=Maggie |work=Pink News |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=25 February 2024 |url= https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/22/nex-benedict-oklahoma-non-binary-teen-death-police-trauma-family-statement/}}</ref> | Nex's grandmother, Sue, reports that Nex "was a straight-A student who enjoyed drawing, loved to read, played the video games ''Ark'' and ''Minecraft'' and loved their cat Zeus."<ref name="PinkNewsBaska">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary teen Nex Benedict didn't die from trauma, police say |last=Baska |first=Maggie |work=Pink News |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=25 February 2024 |url= https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/22/nex-benedict-oklahoma-non-binary-teen-death-police-trauma-family-statement/}}</ref> Nex was also known by the nicknames "Roach" or "Roachie".<ref name="NBC-Yurcaba" /> | ||
Spencer, Nex's partner, told NBC News that "He made everything easier. He kept energy levels high. He would always keep the room in a good mood. He was always one of the brightest kids in the room, whether he would smile or not."<ref name="NBC-Yurcaba" /> | |||
Ally (they/them), a friend of Nex, told NBC News that "They were such an adventurous little thing. It was never really a dull moment with them."<ref name="NBC-Yurcaba" /> | |||
==Feb 7 attack and Nex's death== | ==Feb 7 attack and Nex's death== | ||