#transgender-identity

#transgender-identity

A district court gave approval for the shooter's name to be changed from Robert to Robin in 2020, acknowledging that Westman identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification. According to the New York Post, which translated Russian Cyrillic writing in the shooter's journal, Westman expressed regret about being transgender ahead of the attack. I only keep [the long hair] because it is pretty much my last shred of being trans. I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brain-washed myself, wrote Westman, according to the Post.

You know, 96% of attackers when you're looking at the US Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, looking at 172 mass attacks in the US between 2016 and 2020 96% were non-trans men, Keilar said. So I know you're focusing on this shooter being trans. The shooter was trans and that is certainly of note. But are you missing the bigger picture here when you zero in on that instead of more broadly these school shooters as an epidemic and you perhaps miss the through line that connects them all?

Chloe Montgomery participated in Drag University, a program for Black and Latino Texans, emphasizing navigating life amid rising anti-trans sentiments in Texas.

"If [music] had anything but piano and organ, like if it had electric guitar or drums, it was considered Satanic or bad," he says, highlighting the extremism of his parents' beliefs. "We weren't allowed to go to movie theaters, we weren't allowed to watch movies, we didn't have TV. All the girls in our house had to wear skirts ... even to bed, I had to wear skirts."

"It's a decision Angel made and Mel has been understanding, likewise Eddie. There was no big event to mark it. Angel just wanted it to be known what pronouns are now suitable."

Larsen's emotional journey and music exploration provide a rare narrative on transgender experiences, yet evolving immigration policies hinder his ability to perform live in the U.S.

The media frenzy around a sermon claiming 'Jesus was trans' oversimplified a legitimate academic discussion on artistic interpretations of Jesus' identity and societal norms.

"The still lifes end up being memories, Ackerman told me at their studio in April; the paintings help them make sense of the recent past."