The Trump administration is preparing to designate transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, two national security officials tell me.
So I guess all Transgender people need to be operating under the assumption that a nation state is targeting them? Both the ones in the USA who will get arrested and the ones overseas who will get drone striked for terrorism.
What the hell does this even mean at a minimum? Force VPN use for all devices, only simplex chats with people you meet face to face, going back to cash for every payment?
I am considering this another tantrum by the government to be viewed as distraction from the usual issues of free speech crisis the current admin is throwing the country in currently as we speak.
This is time to worry but not freak out. Let’s wait and see for what the specifics are and what its consequences will be.
But I of course am saying this from a privileged place so I could be undermining the issue so don’t hold me to my views if I am indeed mistaken.
I’m not seeing anything in this article indicating ALL trans people are being targeted. Rather it seems radicalism and violent ideology within the trans community is the concern.
Unless you’re accusing Ken Klippenstein of lying, the article states pretty clearly that is the case.
Setting aside the fact there’s no such thing as non-violent ideologies, why should the trans community be targeted for “radicalism and violent ideology” rather than “violent radicals” in general?
I respectfully disagree. First of all, Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin, is not trans. Secondly, even if he was trans, there is overwhelming irrefutable evidence that mass shooters are not disproportionally trans. Trans people represent less than 0.1 % of mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Moreover, research from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice indicates that over 97% of mass shooters are cisgender men.
Based on those gun violence statistics, it is unquestionable that trans people are being unfairly targeted and scapegoated by the Trump administration.
First of all, I never said all shooters were trans, nor did I say the shooter was trans. I haven’t stated any opinion on the matter whatsoever actually. But you sure fired that off anyway. Secondly, maybe we don’t need to get all spun up before anything has happened? I am still currently alarmed about people getting shot in the neck. That’s pretty alarming.
It’s much easier to pin things on a minority than to face the actual issues behind what is happening in the United States. Transgender and gender diverse people are that minority right now.
Did I say that you said all shooters were trans, or that Tyler Robinson was trans?
No.
You said that you don’t see anything in the article indicating that ALL trans people are being targeted.
I was explaining to you why they are, and that targeting them to tackle gun violence and terrorism in America is completely unjustified. In fact it is nothing short of bigotry.
You also said that radicalism and violent ideology within the trans community is the concern.
I explained why it is a fake, baseless concern for stopping gun violence and terrorism in the US because trans people are responsible for less than 0.1% of mass shootings compared to the 97%+ of cis men. Charlie Kirk’s death is being used to target trans people, when they had nothing to do with it.
Heritage Foundation already sent a memo to the FBI for advice. [https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949] Anyone who argues that stripping away transgender rights constitutes violence or an existential threat to transgender people.
This should be no surprise to us. This administration and its puppeteers are doing exactly what they said they would do and are doing so in their typical expected fashion (hate built upon lies).
This ‘us vs. them’ charade is getting annoying but it is important to advocate for ourselves and others with as much energy as they are using otherwise we’ll just have increasingly more rights stripped from us.
Nixon was able to criminalize black people by proxy through war on drugs. Somehow the current climate allows the admin to skip the proxy part and just make up weak reasons since there is enough lack of checks and balances along with pure vitriol towards the minority.
I suppose popping out of the politics, anyone trans or the likes should definitely start becoming more serious about their privacy and how they are navigating the world.
I don’t talk about it very much, but I am transgender so I think I might have some things to share on this matter and it’s why I am quite passionate about it. Perhaps there would be interest in an article specifically talking about some ways that transgender/gender diverse people should protect themselves and their privacy because we are facing some unique threats. (not just in the US but globally)
I’m curious how this would differ from basic recs geared towards all people. Regardless, I’m sure something like this would be pretty easy to spread across sites like Tumblr, Pinterest, Bluesky, etc.
I have transgender friends who are very afraid. Some of them fled the US because they are facing hostility and violence, having their rights taken away, being stripped of their identification… I am most definitely wanting to learn how you feel as a person directly affected and how I can support my trans friends. Thank you <3
