Police backtracked after claiming trauma "did not cause" death of Nex, a trans teen beaten in an Oklahoma bathroom, and now suspect foul play
The victim’s mother told the Independent that Benedict had suffered bullying over their gender since the start of the 2023 school year
The school district has been previously targeted by the far-right anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Libs of TikTok’s creator Chaya Raichik
"Oklahoma taxpayer dollars should not be used to promote or recognize activities that are not in line with the values of most Oklahomans"
Chaya Raichik, creator of the anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok, was appointed to the state's Library Media Advisory Committee
A state board requested a major publisher remove portions of its math textbooks for students in pre-K through fifth grade after complaint
"This Executive Order is not about protecting women. It is a thinly veiled attack on codifying discrimination against trans women."
Veto overrides require a high approval of at least 2/3rds of both legislative chambers, and it's unclear whether his veto will be overridden
The law now makes it a felony for physicians to provide trans youth with treatments that can include puberty-blocking drugs and hormones
Republican State Senator David Bullard’s Senate Bill 129 would to ban all gender reassignment surgeries for people under 26 years old