Republican EXPLODES In Bigoted Rage When Questioned On Student's Death
February 26, 2024
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as posted by the channelRepublican Senator from Oklahoma, Tom Woods, calls LGBTQ community "filth" when questioned about death of gender-fluid student Nex Benedict in outrageous outburst. Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ people "filth" while commenting on death of Nex Benedict
"During a legislative forum in Oklahoma on Friday sponsored by the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, Sen. Tom Woods, R-Westville, commented on the death of 16-year-old nonbinary student Nex Benedict following an attack that took place on February 7 at Owasso High School, saying, "I represent a constituency that doesn't want that filth in Oklahoma," meaning gender fluidity, not apparent murder.
Joined by other area lawmakers in addressing the tragic event that is still under investigation, Woods said in an earlier statement that his "heart goes out, in that scenario, if that is the case," in reference to allegations that brute force on the part of three older girls who ganged up on Benedict in a bathroom at the school and banged their head against the floor may have caused them to black out and, ultimately, die in a local hospital a day later.
According to reporting by The Daily Press, Woods' comments came after a woman in attendance at the forum asked, "Why does the legislature have such an obsession with the LGBTQ citizens of Oklahoma and what people do in their personal lives and how they raise their children?” To which he responded with the above, along with, "We are a Republican state and I’m going to vote my district, and I’m going to vote my values," emphasizing the moral and Christian fortitude of the Republican way of life in Oklahoma that he aims to represent. "
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