LGBTQ+ orgs warn against anti-trans scapegoating after Minneapolis shooting

After the shooter who opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 17 others, was identified as a transgender woman, LGBTQ+ organizations are warning against anti-transgender scapegoating and advocating for gun reform.

On Aug. 27, 23-year-old Robin Westman began shooting inside Annunciation Catholic Church during morning mass. She killed two children, ages eight and 10, and injured 14 children and three elderly parishioners. Police confirmed Westman legally purchased the three weapons used in the attack and had no prior criminal history, according to the Washington Blade. Westman died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

On a YouTube channel under Westman’s name, videos were posted showing off weapons and magazines, some inscribed with p