Letter to the Editor
Dear Karen and Kevin
I am so disgusted with the absolute ghouls on the web using the tragedy that occurred in Tumbler Ridge, BC, to unfairly vilify trans people. While the legitimate media has respectfully referred to the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar (who allegedly murdered six children and two adults) by her preferred pronouns, so-called ‘independent reporters’ on the fascist X platform are calling her a man!
Why are these cultural outliers and outright liars allowed to spread this fake news, and how can I insulate myself and members of the TQ community from such hate in a safe space?
Sincerely,
Thoughtfully Resilient and Amazing in Nova Scotia


Dear TRANS,
I’d ask how the weather is in Nova Scotia, but we all know that you can’t change the weather! Just like you can’t change the natural disaster that rained down on the good folx of Tumbler in recent days. Social media sites such as X, Facebook, Reddit, and Tumblr… (hey, that’s weird!) are well-known for being incubators of extremism, hate, and mis/disinformation. I read about one extreme-right reporter who brazenly called the shooter’s extended family to learn more about the suspect. Imagine the nerve! The obedient Canadian media knows to wait for the “official” narrative before reporting. Hello! That’s the right-wing American media’s job!
While it’s true that many on those awful platforms have used their influence to turn the hate towards the trans movement when it should be aimed at the bigots who create situations like the unlucky one that happened to Jesse. It’s online bullying, like what we’re seeing now, that likely contributed to the Tumbler Ridge incident, where at least one trans kid tragically took they/thems own life. This sort of senseless suicide is exactly the outcome we will see again and again due to the irresponsible misinformation peddlers who are polluting social media with cold, hard facts that fly in the face of feelings.
Just remember that #itgetsbetter and the left-wing mainstream media, the schools, the hospitals, the political class, the police, and the judges all have your back.
— Kevin


Hello TRANS,
Here we go again! When a young trans girl unalives the ‘alt’ media is more concerned with the unrelated deaths of straight white people! I can’t find the words!
Just because this gunperson made some bad decisions when they/them shot up a school after a blowout argument with their mother, who may have identified as their father, and step-brother is no reason to vilify an entire demographic of peoplx!
Thank Goddess that Canada has a reasonable and caring Prime Minister like Mark Carney, who has always defended the rights of trans individuals and been an ally. And we have the receipt to prove it!
Carney sacrificed, er, saved his daughter from living her life in the wrong body and bravely sent her for gender reassignment surgery at the UK’s renowned Tavistock Institute. And that couldn’t have been an easy decision for a father to make. The gender transition factory, which has since been closed down (due to politics), was at the time facing criticism from the medical community for pushing unnecessary and life-altering prescription drugs, cross sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries that some incorrectly claim caused long-term suffering. Now that’s a big daddy! Fun fact: Many believe the PM’s wife is a stunning and brave TransMan, and you don’t see him unaliving straight white people.
We all know the reality of science. And science tells us that a man in a dress is obviously a woman. Like, imagine, TRANS, if the white male shooter identified as a Black man. Obviously, we would conclude that he was just another unfortunate statistic in an obviously systemically racist society, but would we put the entire Black community on notice? Of course not. Instead, we now have a growing trend of young women committing mass murders throughout North America, which is the way our culture is moving. The Canadian government needs to step up and support young women as they go on these affirming crime sprees.
Remember, TRANS as a straight white 40ish year-old women it’s our job to protect trans kids using whatever means necessary.
— Karen



He is a man. Mental illness doesn’t change gender.