Trans shooter

A trans shooter or transgender shooter is a right-wing political epithet that decribes mass shootings done by transgender people. The term was first used in the United States in the 2020s. The idea says that transgender people are more likely to commit mass shootings or terrorist attacks. The ideas were mainly spread through social media. 

Analyses found that transgender people are often the target of violence; they rarely commit violence. According to researcher Yotam Ophir, this misinformation is used to help push laws against transgender people.

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Category:Conservatism
Category:Mass murder
Category:Transgender