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In the wake of the medical examiner's report, queer Oklahomans have called out the bullying Nex Benedict endured. “Even if it is a suicide, it’s still by bullying,” one person said.
The coroner’s report indicates that Benedict died from a toxic mix of diphenhydramine and fluoxetine.
The author describes how HIV has woven in to his plots and into his life.
The Tulsa County DA pointed to the state medical examiner's finding of suicide and said the fight the day before the trans student's death "was an instance of mutual combat."
Adocates and community members are outraged that Stephen Kunzweiler, the Tulsa County district attorney, has decided not to pursue criminal charges in the death of the transgender teen.
Owasso police shared a new statement with The Advocate about Nex's death and media reports about what happened.
A member of the famous Kennedy dynasty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., continues to peddle falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
The long-awaited report about the death of the LGBTQ+ Oklahoma teenager was released Wednesday.
If you're gay, you're more prone to depression than those in the general population, experts say. And if you "party" by taking certain illegal drugs, your risk may jump.
Following the announcement that the teenager’s death was suicide through the combined toxicity of two common medications, The Advocate spoke with experts about the risks of these drugs.
After seven years off center stage, the lesbian crooner returns with a new philosophy on life and music.
Oklahoma officials have treated Nex's death as 'less than,' and if they are hiding behind suicide to protect Nex's assailants, they are putting the lives of other queer youth at risk in more ways than one.
He brought sexual anarchy into America's living rooms with Jackass. Now he's a sex saint with three gay bear apostles in John Waters's A Dirty Shame. Meet a Southern man without inhibitions
