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Representatives from ACLU and Lambda Legal issued a press release on February 20 stating in no uncertain terms that "The assault on Nex is an inevitable result of the hateful rhetoric and discriminatory legislation targeting Oklahoma trans youth."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/response-to-death-of-nex-benedict-from-bridge-v-oklahoma-state-board-of-education-legal-team |title=Response to Death of Nex Benedict From Bridge v. Oklahoma State Board of Education Legal Team |date=20 February 2024 |publisher=ACLU.org}}</ref> ACLU and Lambda Legal were and still are fighting a transphobic "bathroom bill" that required Nex to be in the girl's bathroom where the attack took place. | Representatives from ACLU and Lambda Legal issued a press release on February 20 stating in no uncertain terms that "The assault on Nex is an inevitable result of the hateful rhetoric and discriminatory legislation targeting Oklahoma trans youth."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/response-to-death-of-nex-benedict-from-bridge-v-oklahoma-state-board-of-education-legal-team |title=Response to Death of Nex Benedict From Bridge v. Oklahoma State Board of Education Legal Team |date=20 February 2024 |publisher=ACLU.org}}</ref> ACLU and Lambda Legal were and still are fighting a [[transphobia|transphobic]] "bathroom bill" that required Nex to be in the girl's bathroom where the attack took place. | ||
Kylan Durant, president of Oklahoma Pride Alliance, said that "This happened in a red state where all of these laws and these leaders are saying terrible things about queer people and kids. Can we not draw a line and acknowledge that stuff like this happens because of that?"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/21/oklahoma-teen-lgbtq-nex-benedict-died/</ref> | Kylan Durant, president of Oklahoma Pride Alliance, said that "This happened in a red state where all of these laws and these leaders are saying terrible things about queer people and kids. Can we not draw a line and acknowledge that stuff like this happens because of that?"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/21/oklahoma-teen-lgbtq-nex-benedict-died/</ref> | ||