NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Family Equality Council issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * In response to the death of 16 year-old non-binary Oklahoma student, Nex Benedict, reported by the Oklahoma Medical Examiner as death by suicide, Family Equality's President and CEO, Jaymes Black released the following statement. "We are utterly devastated by the news of Nex Benedict's death, one of far too many young lives in our country taken too soon by transphobia and hate. As a paren  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 20 -- Feed the Children issued the following news release: In recognition of National Nutrition Month, Feed the Children, a leading anti-hunger organization, is teaming up with the hit culinary competition series MasterChef Junior and FOX to fight childhood hunger. Nutritious diets play a key role in helping individuals stay healthy throughout their lives. Millions of Americans face hurdles when it comes to accessing healthy food and 1 in 5 children in America ar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 20 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers to step down after he claimed that his religious beliefs trump the law and his constitutional obligations. While on the Oklahoma Senate floor on March 13, Deevers declared that federal law should not be obeyed if it violates "God's word": Government doesn't make the law. The people rise up, power rises up f  more