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In the letter penned to leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature and its education committees, more than 350 national, state and local organizations accuse Walters of pushing anti-LGBTQ+ policies leading up to Benedict's death.
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The United States Department of Education is opening an investigation for possible discrimination at Owasso Public Schools following the death of Nex Benedict.
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The bill criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and public displays of affection.
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Police have released bodycam footage and a search warrant related to an investigation around the death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student.
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According to the Tahlequah Daily Press, Republican Sen. Tom Woods was asked at a public forum Friday what he thought of Nex Benedict's death in light of legislation limiting rights of trans youth.
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Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old who identified as nonbinary, got into an altercation with three girls in an Owasso High School bathroom who were picking on Benedict and some friends.
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It was the United States' first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity. There have been hate crime prosecutions based on gender identity before, but none had reached trial.
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A community in the Tulsa area is waiting to learn more details in the death of a 16-year-old Owasso High School student who died Feb. 8.
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Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender-affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way health care is delivered in America.
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Now that Pope Francis has OK'd priests blessing same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ Catholics are figuring out how to ask for these blessings and whether they want them.