Watch alarming video of Nex Benedict explaining to police that they were bullied
The Owasso Police Department released a series of videos related to Nex Benedict’s death. One confirms that Nex was bullied.
February 23, 2024
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After Nex Benedict's death, Oklahoma's Ryan Walters: Just two genders, as God intended
Walters, the state's superintendent of public instruction, is denying the existence of trans and nonbinary people after nonbinary teen Nex Benedict's death.
February 23, 2024
WATCH: Agender Teen Set on Fire Happy to Be Home
Sasha Fleischman, who identifies as agender -- a nonbinary gender that's neither male nor female -- suffered third-degree burns when another teenager lit Fleischman's skirt on fire on a public bus in Oakland.
December 2, 2013
Still A Gender Outlaw: Catching Up With Trans Elder Kate Bornstein
"Gender depends on something else for its existence. What it depends on varies from time period to time period, culture to culture," the writer says, "We're not admitting that."
July 27, 2021
Op-ed: The Ruby Rose Obsession And Gender-Fluidity
The next frontier is nonbinary genders so start getting with it, world.
July 22, 2015
Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama
A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.
December 19, 2024
Ryan Phillippe's Parents 'Shunned' Him Over Gay Role, Cruel Intentions
The Big Sky actor opened up about the impact of his religious upbringing.
November 18, 2020
Karine Jean-Pierre ‘absolutely heartbroken’ over Oklahoma teen Nex Benedict’s death
Karine Jean-Pierre shone the White House’s spotlight onto the tragic death of a bullied nonbinary teenager in Oklahoma.
February 23, 2024
Watch: A Missouri Lawmaker Asks 14-Year-Old About Their Genitals
"You think we're going around forcing our genitalia in people's faces? We're trying to go to the bathroom," the teenager responded to the senator's questions.
March 16, 2022
'Yellowjackets' Star Liv Hewson Shuts Down Critics of Top Surgery
The nonbinary actor said the criticism is "really misogynistic."
June 30, 2023
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Casts Its First-Ever Trans and Nonbinary Roles
Nonbinary actor Blu del Barrio and transgender actor Ian Alexander will be beaming up on October 15.
September 2, 2020
Watch Doctor Who's David Tennant tell anti-trans bigot to “f—k off" in powerful speech
Our fave Time Lord is a trans ally!
May 8, 2024
Oregon Trans Teen Dies After Abduction, Suspect Charged
Oliver "Ollie" Taylor, 17, died of a gunshot wound after having been kidnapped.
May 24, 2021
Now is the time for scouting to fully embrace trans and nonbinary youth
"Scouting has the opportunity to make its program a true safe haven for these vulnerable youth at a time when many other institutions are threatening their physical safety," writes Mike De Socio.
May 9, 2024
Nonbinary 17-year-old killed two years after being reported missing
River Nevaeh Goddard was reported missing in April 2022, when they were 15 years old.
April 22, 2024
Olivia Colman & John Lithgow star in queer family film 'Jimpa' with breakout nonbinary lead
"The stories we tell help us work out who we want to be, and this one is filled with warmth, humor, love, and joy," said director Sophie Hyde, whose nonbinary child Aud stars in the film.
May 7, 2024
HRC president demands federal investigations into Nex Benedict’s death amid Oklahoma’s anti-LGBTQ+ climate
Kelley Robinson told The Advocate that as a parent, she would hope no other family would have to struggle with their child being bullied and then dying.
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February 22, 2024
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Reelection in Florida
He's called gender-affirming care "chemical castration."
November 8, 2022
Wait, You Never Heard of 'Danger and Eggs'?
The weirdly wonderful kids show Danger & Eggs -- co-created by a trans woman and starring Aidy Bryant -- might just be the queerest thing on TV.
November 21, 2017
Students Don Skirts to Support Agender Peer Who Was Set Aflame
After a teen who identifies as agender -- not male or female, but a nonbinary gender -- was lit on fire on an Oakland bus, friends are rallying to lend support and help the family fund the victim's recovery.
November 8, 2013