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Transgender Doesn’t Equal Mass Murderer
Some Press and politicians don’t see it that way
Instead of guns, the Press focused on the shooter’s gender. Should note that most mass shooters in the United States are cis-gendered men.
As predicted. When it became public that the shooter in Nashville was transgender, the Republicans and Conservatives jumped on the anti-trans distraction train. Jumping to conclusions kicked off with the headlines of some Conservative news organizations. Then catapulted to unsubstantiated claims.
The headlines
New York Post: Everything we know about transgender Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale: ‘Investigating all leads’
Fox News: Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale: Who is 28-year-old transgender former student who opened fire at school
Sky News: Nashville school shooting: Transgender killer who murdered three kids was ex-student who made ‘manifesto’ and maps of building
Newsweek: Candace Owens Says Transgender Surgery Made Nashville Shooter Into Monster
Do we know if he had surgery? Is there scientific evidence that transgender surgery can turn people into mass murderers? Owens particularly spread the hatred. Where was the hatred…
