Are Transgender Individuals Targeted for Murder? A Critical Examination of Activist Claims and Real-World Data

Following high-profile events like the Covenant School shooting in Nashville—where the perpetrator, a woman identifying as a man, gunned down innocent Christian schoolchildren—media narratives and activist claims intensified around transgender victimhood. Amidst widespread national grief, some progressive voices quickly pivoted the focus, declaring that transgender people are disproportionately targeted for violence and murder in American…