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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.

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.

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.

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."

'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.

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.

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. 

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.

Right-Wingers Horrified as Equality Act Passes House

They're still making false claims that the legislation will destroy religious freedom and women's rights.

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.

Grief, guilt, and the journey to self-acceptance after Virginia Tech

Writer Mala Kumar reflects on the tragic Virginia Tech shooting, and how the tragedy shaped her path to love and self-acceptance.

Kamala Harris and the presidential debate's missing trans rights talk

Trans rights were MIA during last night's debate. It's time for the Democratic nominee to turn up the volume, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: School Closures, Social Media Made Kids Transgender

Greene put forth this bizarre idea at a House subcommittee meeting Tuesday.

D.C. Pride & March for Our Lives Interrupted by Gun Violence Fears

People attending the events on Saturday were panicked over shooting scares, heightened by recent mass shootings across the U.S., including in New York and Texas.