Location:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Post Date:
Feb 26, 2024 9:42 AM
TAG ID:
mhphotos011551
(RM)
Credit:
MARILYN HUMPHRIES/� 2024 Marilyn Humphries/Newscom
Format:
5153 x 3412 Color JPEG
Photographer:
MARILYN HUMPHRIES
Keywords:
Feb. 24, 2024, Boston, MA, candlelight vigil, vigil, Nex Benedict, nonbinary, high school, student, Oklahoma, school bathroom, teen, altercation, teenager, schools, protect, students, bullied, bully, gender, sexual identities, transgender, LGBTQI+, bathroom, students, teachers, Owasso, Owasso High School, police, threats, communities, bullying, violence, protest, speakers, 2SLGBTQ, groups, allies, Two Spirit, third gender, Native, indigenous, Choctaw Nation, school violence, Marilyn Humphries, discrimination, equality, rights, diversity, freedom, trans, transphobia, queer
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Feb. 24, 2024. Boston, MA. Over 200 people gathered for a candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary high school student from Oklahoma who died this month following a fight in a school bathroom. The teen died on Feb. 8 a day after the altercation. The death of Nex Benedict, 16, has prompted widespread attention and nationwide calls for schools to better protect students who may be bullied because of their gender and sexual identities. � 2024 Marilyn Humphries