First nonbinary state lawmaker in the U.S. reflects on a hard time in the Okla. House
First nonbinary state lawmaker in the U.S. reflects on a hard time in the Okla. House As the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teen in March reverberated around the U.S., especially in LGBTQ+ communities, Oklahoma State Rep. Mauree Turner saw the news on social media. They said they were overcome with fear, anger and guilt. The teen, Nex Benedict, had died the day after a fight in a school bathroom and the state medical examiner ruled it a suicide. It made Turner think about the anti-LGBTQ+ rights laws passed by...