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Media outlets issue corrections for using 'wrong' pronouns in coverage of Minneapolis church shooter

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After a transgender-identified gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minnesota last week, leaving two children dead and 19 others wounded, media outlets nationwide issued a bevy of corrections and clarifications for “misgendering” the gunman.

Twenty-three-year-old Robin Westman, born Robert Westman, legally changed his name in 2020 — when he was a minor — to identify as a female, according to court records.

Before the shooting at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis, Westman reportedly left a note in which he said he was “tired of being [transgender]” and hinted at detransitioning from identifying as female.

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After a transgender-identified gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minnesota last week, leaving two children dead and 19 others wounded, media outlets nationwide issued a bevy of corrections and clarifications for “misgendering” the gunman.

Twenty-three-year-old Robin Westman, born Robert Westman, legally changed his name in 2020 — when he was a minor — to identify as a female, according to court records.

Before the shooting at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis, Westman reportedly left a note in which he said he was “tired of being [transgender]” and hinted at detransitioning from identifying as female.

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He's dead. He killed children. His pronouns are irrelevant, nor will I respect him.

Period.
 
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