Trans people face rhetoric, disinformation after shooting

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

The days after the shooting at a Nashville Christian school that killed six people have been marked by anti-transgender rhetoric and disinformation. Authorities haven’t shared any information linking the shooter’s gender identity to the crime. But right-wing figures have cited the shooting to falsely claim there’s been a rise in transgender mass shooters and that the fight for trans rights is radicalizing people. Advocates worry the comments are further jeopardizing transgender people as they face a historic push for more restrictions on their rights at statehouses across the country.