Arizona Governor’s Press Secretary Resigns After Appearing to Suggest Violence Against ‘Transphobes’

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ press secretary said she is resigning after posting a Twitter post that appeared to suggest violence against “transphobes” following the deadly mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school that left three children and three adults dead.
Hours after the mass shooting took place on Monday, Hobbs press secretary Josselyn Berry wrote: “Us when we see transphobes.” It included a GIF image of an actress pointing two handguns from a scene in the 1980 film, “Gloria.”
Berry had written that “if you work in the progressive community and are transphobic, you’re not progressive” earlier in the day. It’s not clear if her Twitter messages were connected to reports saying that 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a biological woman who police said used male pronounces, was named as the suspect in the case….}

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