Petition: Help Protect Transgender Students in Oklahoma

In the shadow of a profound tragedy that claimed the life of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old high school sophomore who excelled in school, enjoyed Minecraft, and loved animals, our community confronts a stark reality. Nex, who identified within the Two Spirit, transgender, and gender nonconforming umbrella, was a beacon of light and potential extinguished far too soon due to violence stemming from ignorance and hate.

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This horrific act didn’t happen in a bubble. Nex was attacked in a school district previously targeted by Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik, whose anti-LGBTQ posts have been linked to nearly three dozen threats made towards schools, libraries, hospitals, and businesses across 16 states. Raichik now sits on the Oklahoma statewide library advisory board.

Please sign this petition to demand Raichik resign and the state legislature take immediate action to protect its LGBTQ+ students.

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