10 violent acts, fatal crimes committed by trans activists: list
6. San Francisco – March 29
Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, announced on March 28 that the social media website had automatically deleted around 5,000 tweets related to a “Trans Day of Vengeance” protest planned for April 1 outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.
As The Christian Post reported at the time, the social media crackdown came on the heels of the Covenant School Shooting in Nashville, which was carried out by a trans-identified woman.
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“We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them,” Irwin stated. “‘Vengeance’ does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok.”
Correct. We had to automatically sweep our platform and remove >5000 tweets /retweets of this poster. We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them. "Vengeance" does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok
— Ella Irwin (@ellagirwin) March 28, 2023
Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN), the group that hosted the event, claimed that it doesn’t condone violence and that the word “vengeance” in the context of the rally has a different meaning.
According to a statement previously posted on the organization’s website, “vengeance” means “fighting back with vehemence.” The group also noted that the event was planned before the Nashville shooting and said they were “horrified at the acts of violence committed at The Covenant School.”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
