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Nex, who used [[they/them]] pronouns, was a student at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. 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, who used [[they/them]] pronouns, was a student at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. 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> | ||
On 21 February 2024, Owasso police stated that Nex "did not die as a result of trauma".<ref name="PinkNewsBaska" /> Regardless of how accurate that is, Nex's death has brought additional media attention to the subject of trans youth being mistreated at school. | On 21 February 2024, Owasso police stated that Nex "did not die as a result of trauma".<ref name="PinkNewsBaska" /> Regardless of how accurate that is, Nex's death has brought additional media attention to the subject of trans youth being mistreated at school, as well as attention to anti-trans legislation being introduced and passed across the country.<ref>{{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> | ||