GOP Lawmaker Calls LBGTQ People ‘Filth’

Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Woods (R) said during a public forum that LGBTQ+ people are “filth,” and that he and his constituents don’t want them in “our state,” the Tahlequah Daily Press reports.

The comments came after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, who used the pronouns “they/them” and who recently died a day after being beaten in a school bathroom.