Trans Day of Vengeance Canceled Due to 'Credible Threat to Life and Safety'
Newsweek, that had been sent to TRAN since the school shooting, show that the group had been called a "terrorist" outfit, or said that transgender and gay people "should be slaughtered" and that those organizing the group should "off yourself."In a statement on Twitter on Thursday evening, Our Rights D.C., one of TRAN's constituent organizations, said the rally would now not go ahead due to the threats, adding that "the safety of the trans community is [our] first priority.""This threat is the direct result of the flood of raw hatred directed toward the trans community after the Tennessee shooting," it added. "Individuals who had nothing to with that heinous act have been subjected to highly serious threats and blamed only because of their gender identity."Our Rights D.C.
stressed its belief in the message it was promoting, and said that the group "would have continued on in defiance," but said it lacked "the resources to ensure the safety of the protest."When asked to comment about the protest, a spokesperson for the U.S.
Capitol Police said it was aware of several different demonstrations "on various topics" and was "preparing accordingly," but declined to comment publicly on "what we are doing to ensure everyone's safety."Noah Buchanan, one of TRAN's co-founders, told Newsweek that the event would now be staged online, and would be called "Trans Day of Liberation."He added that the group had locked its online accounts and that he would have to change his number after it was shared publicly.
