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kelly1mm

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8. Still confused as, from what I understand, a mere declaration of gender identity by the individual

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 07:14 PM

Mar 2023

is all that is needed to be transgender (as opposed to some set of medical/surgical procedures) and this person identified as male did the Sheriff misgender the shooter?

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So, since it appears to be the case that the shooter in Nashville was a part of the trans community [View all] Atticus Mar 2023 OP

If this person identifies as male did the Sherrif in the press conference misgender the shooter? kelly1mm Mar 2023 #1

It was a she, transitioning to a he. Meadowoak Mar 2023 #4

Still confused as, from what I understand, a mere declaration of gender identity by the individual kelly1mm Mar 2023 #8

I think people are getting it wrong, they identified as afab... joshcryer Mar 2023 #15

ok thanks for the clarification! I am admittedly not totally up to speed with all the kelly1mm Mar 2023 #16

Yes..non-binary at this point. I said "gender-fluid" LeftInTX Mar 2023 #60

He was a he, if that's what he identified as. meadowlander Mar 2023 #49

Someone on here said on Reddit the shooter identified as they/them womanofthehills Mar 2023 #55

I'm confused about this, too. BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #6

Well that person was a killer fescuerescue Mar 2023 #19

True, but if the shooter/killer was a racial minority or homosexual I would assume using offensive kelly1mm Mar 2023 #21

perhaps fescuerescue Mar 2023 #23

Agreed. Sorry to drag you into my hypotheticals! nt kelly1mm Mar 2023 #24

I'll object to misgendering if it's intentional b/c it hurts all trans people NullTuples Mar 2023 #42

The sheriff can't ask the shooter Retrograde Mar 2023 #45

Right? edisdead Mar 2023 #63

MTG knows what she is doing Trenzalore Mar 2023 #2

She is a truly vile, rotten, nasty piece of shit. Initech Mar 2023 #20

Yep Meadowoak Mar 2023 #22

You'd be wrong Sympthsical Mar 2023 #3

Does this flippen matter?? When people go into stats like that Srkdqltr Mar 2023 #9

"Nashville suspect is the fifth female mass shooter in US history" BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #10

The shooter was male. Not female. Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #28

Apparently, I was wrong. I suppose I may have been too influenced by these past several years Atticus Mar 2023 #12

+1 TheProle Mar 2023 #14

According to the stats, whites would be under represented then MichMan Mar 2023 #46

"Tribal football" BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #57

+1 sl8 Mar 2023 #58

Sheriff said she identified as female mcar Mar 2023 #5

"Looks like we need to wait till we know more". . . my dear mcar Maru Kitteh Mar 2023 #26

... mcar Mar 2023 #59

Now they are saying she was born female but uses he, him pronouns womanofthehills Mar 2023 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Mar 2023 #37

I saw that too (I posted the video) BUT now some mainstream sources say the police have flip flopped Celerity Mar 2023 #40

ABC news says shooter identified as female. Cattledog Mar 2023 #7

I wouldn't put too much trust in any reporting for the next few days. Salviati Mar 2023 #36

When the shooter is a Christian white heterosexual male central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #11

Eric Rudolph NowISeetheLight Mar 2023 #30

Who was protected for months in the mountains of NC. yardwork Mar 2023 #32

Good Christians? NowISeetheLight Mar 2023 #33

They protected him after he bombed the Olympics. yardwork Mar 2023 #34

Months?? moose65 Mar 2023 #41

They only pick on defenseless minorities. yardwork Mar 2023 #13

+1 brer cat Mar 2023 #17

Apparently this minority had 2 assault weapons and a handgun so not exactly defenseless. nt kelly1mm Mar 2023 #18

But MTG isn't picking on the alleged shooter. yardwork Mar 2023 #31

LOL DENVERPOPS Mar 2023 #38

crime by a minority is ALWAYS attributed to the minority. that''s why POC cringe when the perp is BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #25

Could It Be NowISeetheLight Mar 2023 #29

I believe you are on the correct track. They were a student at this school, from what I read. mjvpi Mar 2023 #47

Well, if she thinks they're THAT awful Rocknation Mar 2023 #35

The answer to that is: between 1999 and 2022 there were 376 school shootings pnwmom Mar 2023 #39

I don't believe that is true Zeitghost Mar 2023 #52

Okay, 2 out of 388. nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #53

So .5% hardluck Mar 2023 #54

Part of the killing people with guns community. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2023 #43

Lets make it easy. jaxexpat Mar 2023 #44

Please don't call trans people "it". meadowlander Mar 2023 #50

Anti-trans lobby blaming this shooting on testoterone therapy in 5...4...3...2... meadowlander Mar 2023 #48

Here is my problem with your premise grantcart Mar 2023 #51

This isn't about incels either Kaleva Mar 2023 #56

Do you ever see threads here on DU condemning white men as shooters, morons, magats, and other BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #61

The re-newed push against the trans community will be insidious. Torchlight Mar 2023 #62