As
The Daily Signalsummarized, 'A woman who used male aliases shot two people at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, according to police. Two off-duty police officers fatally shot the suspect, whose gun reportedly bore the word “Palestine,” after she had opened fire in the megachurch.'
Now, for activists who love nothing more than to make long-dead historical figures trans on far less evidence, this should be sufficient. However,
LGBTQ Nation argues not once, but in two separate articles the evidence simply isn't there
They
demand, 'The right-wing claims originate from reports that the 36-year-old shooter, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, also used the male alias Jeffrey Escalante in the past,
The Houston Chronicle reported. Right-wingers have increasingly blamed public shootings on the “mentally ill” trans identities of the shooters.'
Now you may notice a slight contradiction here, as they insist the shooter was
not trans, they indignantly whine that 'right-wingers' love to accuse trans shooters of being, well, trans.
'The shooter used a male alias, but police say there's no indication that she's trans.'
The police did not say that. The police said: 'She utilized both male and female names but, through all of our investigation to this point — talking with individuals, interviews, documents — Houston Police Department reports she has been identified this entire time as female: she/her,'
Since when do LGBTQ activists take the word of police identification on records to determine gender identity?
The
Human Rights Campaigninsists that the name a person uses should be the only name referenced. '
Proper names and pronouns used by the transgender person should be used by others, regardless of their legal name or gender marker on identification documents.'
They also
note in a report of a transgender murder, 'Unfortunately, police and multiple media outlets continue to misgender and misname Scurlock -- even after being made aware of her transgender identity. Government agencies, media and others denying someone’s identity is unfortunately emblematic of the callous and disrespectful treatment that transgender individuals too often face in our society. Misgender of transgender victims of violence can also embolden anti-trans violence by reinforcing the prejudice at the heart of the attacks.'
Finally, other LGBTQ outlets have already reported the trans identity of the shooter.