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Would-Be Shooter's Sister's Tip-Off Stops Potential Colorado Mass Shooting

Police credit the sister of a transgender 19-year-old who wrote a chilling screed outlining plans for a mass shooting for tipping off authorities and preventing a possible tragedy.

No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender

Every time a mass shooting happens, right-wing influencers falsely claim that the shooter is trans; rarely is that true.

Nashville Police Say School Shooter Was Transgender

Three children and three adults were killed in the gunfire.

Tennessee parents beg judge not to release school shooter’s journals publicly

Whereas media organizations are advocating for the public’s right to know, families of victims and others are urging the judge not to release Audrey Hale’s writings.

Heritage Foundation uses false data to smear trans people as school shooters

The far-right think tank claims half of school shootings are by trans people. That's not true.

Father of accused Georgia school shooter claimed son was bullied and called 'gay'

The two remain in custody without bail after Wednesday’s shooting Apalachee High School in Georgia

Right-wing influencers seem happy that Iowa school shooter might be LGBTQ+

Without confirmation about his gender identity or sexual orientation, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists focused on pushing the false notion that transgender and nonbinary people are often mass shooters — they aren't.

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No, transgender and nonbinary people are not frequently mass shooters

In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in Iowa, conservatives and far-right extremists have falsely peddled the claim that the LGBTQ+ community is dangerous, but data refutes that claim.

CNN anchor embarrasses White House counterterrorism chief over false transgender mass shooter stats

“We can’t stick with your facts because they’re not accurate,” Brianna Keilar told Sebastian Gorka.

The Far Right Is Exploiting the Nashville Tragedy to Promote Transphobia

As soon as it became known that the shooter may have identified as trans, the right-wing media outrage ecosystem went to work.

After Iowa shooting, Candace Owens says LGBTQ+ community is ‘sexual plague on our society’

The far-right media personality falsely associated the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender and nonbinary individuals, with a rise in violent incidents.

Far-Right Rep. Paul Gosar Tweets Lie That Texas Shooter Was Trans

In a now-deleted tweet, Gosar claimed the person who killed 19 children and two teachers was "a transsexual leftist illegal alien."

The Apalachee shooter made anti-trans threats. Right-wingers are still lying that he's trans

Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray is not transgender, but conservatives are still lying about his identity to score political points in the wake of four people's murders.

'We'll Cut Your Throats': Man Charged With Threatening Human Rights Campaign

Adam Michael Nettina appears to have been inspired by the recent Nashville school shooting.

Mike Johnson, RFK Jr. attack trans people in wake of Minneapolis school shooting

They are doing so even though the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men.

The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities

In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.

Libs of TikTok Appears to Have 'Inspired' a Social Media Post by Texas Mass Shooter

The shooter killed eight people at a mall on Saturday.

Man Who Called Club Q Suspect 'A Hero' Charged With Weapons Possession

River Smith of Minnesota allegedly bought three hand grenades and parts to make convert an AR-15 rifle into an illegal machine gun, authorities say. 

How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats

Researchers found that when tragedy unfolds, some seek to falsely blame transgender people.

Media Makes Wild Claim That Pulse Wasn't Hate Crime. Here Are The Facts

The trial in Orlando left some media theorizing that homophobia played no role in the massacre.

LGBTQ+ Reps. condemn 'outrageous' forced outing bill advancing in Congress

The Congressional Equality Caucus is calling out the "outrageous" bill going to vote in the House that would forcibly out transgender students to their guardians.