The trans cohort unanimously endorsed the proposition that disagreement is treated as violence or emotional injury(11/11), while the gay cohort overwhelmingly rejected that proposition (33/38 ≈ 86.8% “No”). This divergence indicates that the meaning of dissent is moralized in one group and normalized in the other. In developmental terms, when dissent is construed as injury, authenticity becomes morally disallowed, producing self-surveillance rather than dialogue (Erikson, 1668).
- https://psychform.com/lgbtq-umbrella-pressures-on-gay-male-identity/

Quote:In the 2020s, right-wing sources have falsely claimed that transgender people committed disproportionately higher rates of violence such as mass shootings or terror attacks. Additionally, various hoaxes misidentified perpetrators of violent events as being transgender. This misinformation is primarily spread on social media. Within the United States, it has been amplified by Trumpist voices such as Donald Trump Jr.,
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Numbers vary across study and methodology, depending on factors such as how such crimes are defined, but studies do not show a disproportionate rate of violence among transgender people. According to a 2024 analysis by the Poynter Institute, transgender people represent 0.1–1.5% of shooters in the US, and make up 0.5–1.6% of the population.[15] Experts on gun violence agree that transgender people do not represent a disproportionate threat, and there is no evidence to suggest they are more likely to commit violent crimes than the general population.

Syne Wrote:..trans people have become the most common mass shooters.

Quote:Republicans hate truth. It holds no meaning to them.

In 2025 and early 2026, data from major tracking organizations shows a downward trend in school shootings compared to previous years. Because definitions vary between databases, total incident counts for 2025 range from as few as 18 (incidents with injuries/deaths during school hours) to as many as 233 (any gun brandished or fired on school property).
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Of the 18 school shootings tracked by Education Week in 2025, there was one confirmed incident involving a shooter who identified as transgender.
- Google AI

MR Wrote:..And then there are other factors that more determinative of becoming a shooter than one's sexual identity--like being bullied a lot in school.

(Feb 23, 2026 11:10 PM)confused2 Wrote: Their main source of entertainment was 'dealing with' (beating up) anyone suspected of deviation - black, gay or just looking at them 'funny'. Locally they'd just get you on the ground either semi-conscious or actually unconscious - then kick you and take anything of value. They were skilled enough that the injuries were never serious enough for the police to regard them as an assault and .. perhaps your wallet just fell out of your pocket. Never any witnesses. Is this the group Syne wants to bring back (if they ever went away)?

(Feb 19, 2026 05:33 PM)confused2 Wrote: A school of thought is that without Ninja training you're as likely to end up being stabbed by your own knife as having any opportunity to use it. I've been attacked in the street (twice) - neither time (surprise!) was I given a warning that would have given me time to draw a knife (or gun).