Nex Benedict died on February 8, a day after an altercation in the girls' restroom at his high school in Owasso, Oklahoma. The 16-year-old used the gender-neutral pronoun "he" but also the masculine "he," the New York reported Times, citing friends of the student.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reported that Nex suffered “violent and repeated head trauma during the attack” The Ministry of Education announced on Friday an “investigation” targeting local school authorities to determine whether they had “responded appropriately to accusations of harassment based on sex”