By The FirstPhiladelphia Officials attempted to downplay the transgender identity of an alleged mass shooter this week; saying he “was not trans” while admitting he uses “They/Them” pronouns and dresses as a woman.
From Fox News:
Philadelphia officials say the alleged attacker in Monday’s deadly mass shooting is not transgender despite online photos that appear to show him wearing women’s clothing.
Asa Khalif, who serves on the Philadelphia DA’s LGBTQ advisory committee, condemned the “conservative press” for “nasty, violent” speculation surrounding Kimbrady Carricker’s gender identity. Carricker, 40, is biologically male.
“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif told reporters Wednesday. “But the language spewed out by the conservative press is violent and is dangerous, and it’s targeting trans women of color. It’s rallying the community to be violent, and we’re better than that.”
“There are certain pictures that are circulating. Some of you may be aware of those pictures [showing] the shooter in one picture as male and other pictures dressed in female attire. [Conservatives] have used those pictures to attack trans people and particularly trans women of color,” he added.
