Misinformation and Misrepresentation of Transgender Individuals in Mass Violence Incidents

The chapter explores cases of Jared and an Iowa teenager wrongly associated with transgender terrorism, despite lacking evidence of transgender identity. It discusses the spread of false information linking transgender individuals to violence, critiquing the manipulation of statistics to paint them as violent extremists. Additionally, it addresses the vulnerability of transgender individuals to gun violence and debunks misinformation portraying them as threats, aiming to dispel harmful rhetoric against the community.