Judy and Dennis Shepard on Thursday reflected on Nex Benedict’s death and the proliferation of anti-LGBTQ laws across the country during a discussion the Raben Group hosted at their D.C.
office. The discussion, which MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart moderated, took place less than a month after Benedict died. Benedict, who was nonbinary, passed away on Feb.
8 after students at their high school in Owasso, Okla., assaulted them in a bathroom. Vice President Kamala Harris, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Republican Oklahoma Gov.
Kevin Stitt are among those who have publicly responded to Benedict’s death, which took place after they endured months of bullying.