Facts Over Fear Are Trans People the Next “Terror Threat”?
FACE OUR FEARS: Trans people exist. Trump would rather they didn’t.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly preparing to categorize transgender people as “violent extremists,” a categorization supported by organizations affiliated with Project 2025, including the Heritage Foundation. (them.us)
According to a September 18 report by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, two anonymous national security officials said that the Bureau is discussing treating trans subjects as a subset of its new threat category, “Nihilistic Violent Extremists” (NVEs), which was created earlier this year.
The Bureau defines “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” as “criminal conduct… in furtherance of political, social, or religious goals that derive primarily from a hatred of society at large and a desire to bring about its collapse by sowing indiscriminate chaos.”
What do you think about the Trump regime’s plan to erase trans people from our society one executive order and policy at a time with the help from his friends at the Heritage Foundation?
I discussed these issues with Sophia Zoe Kilmer, human rights attorney and trans rights activist:
What is the OBSESSION the right seems to have with trans people?
Let’s talk about this FBI categorization. Why is this not only dangerous but just false?
At least a dozen hoaxes have claimed trans people were responsible for mass shootings and other incidents since 2012. In reality, there is no evidence suggesting significant patterns of violence committed by trans people. In 2024, The Gun Violence Archive’s Executive Director, Mark Bryant, said that out of 5,000 mass shootings tracked by the archive, the number of trans or LGBTQ+ suspects is in “the single digit numbers.” Discuss…
And speaking of false, the Heritage Foundation is also claiming that trans people are behind 50% of school shootings, after only being able to name four actual cases…ZERO of which were motivated by anti-trans sentiments). They are calling it Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE) Discuss…
The Heritage Foundation also shared terminology that is used including the words cisgender, deadnaming, “right to exist,” misgendering… the list goes on. Why is it dangerous that they are trying to vilify words like “cis” and phrases like “right to exist?” This had my alarm bells going off.
How does all of this connect back to the rise of fascism? Can you define that term and how the vilification of trans people fits into the narrative that the Trump regime is pushing around who has the right to exist and who does not?
Trump is also asking the Supreme Court to block trans people from changing their gender markers on passports. What does this mean and why is this concerning to you? Can he even legally do this?
As always, please take care of yourselves and each other.
In solidarity,
Natalie