
Transgender mass shooters bring trans gun groups into focus: ‘Armed queers don’t get bashed’
NY Post
Two high-profile shootings carried out by transgender individuals in the span of less than a week have sparked fears about a perceived uptick in violence from the community.
On February 10th, an 18-year-old transgender shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, gunned down his mother and stepbrother before killing six others at a school in British Columbia, Canada.
Then on Monday, Robert Dorgan, who also identified as Roberta Esposito, opened fire at a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, ice rink where his son was playing hockey, killing two family members and then himself.
Before his attack, Dorgan wrote online, “I’m a gun fanatic transwoman; i use tampons for the hell of it. Don’t light my fuse,” according to reporting by Andy Ngo.
The shooter also tweeted, “Keep bashing us. But do not wonder why we Go BESERK.”
Online communities have sprung up, encouraging transgender people to arm themselves and show off their weapons.













