Six people were killed when Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old who identified as transgender according to police, opened fire at their alma mater, before being shot dead by officers responding to the scene.Conservatives focused their attention on Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake describing the attacker as transgender amidst a heated discussion across the United States about transgender rights. Over the past year, gender-affirming care has been banned in Mississippi, Iowa, Utah, South Dakota, and Tennessee.