UK media desperate to tie Charlie Kirk killer to trans people

14 September 2025

There has, of course, been just one story that has dominated the narrative this week, and it’s not Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, even though it should be. That has simmered just below the main headline of the week which is the ‘unfortunate’ shooting of Charlie Kirk. I write more about that below, including providing some clips from the UK papers as they try to blame trans people and the left.

NEWS

DUP orders schools to discriminate against trans children in Northern Ireland

The DUP’s Education Minister has withdrawn trans-inclusive guidance for schools, instead replacing it with a diktat that says pupils and teachers can use whatever pronouns they want for trans kids, while excluding all trans kids from the correct facilities. He has done this, he explained, because he can’t be bothered waiting on the Equality Commission to rule. “I am not willing to delegate this crucial issue of decision making to an organisation which has been far from neutral on many sensitive issues,” he bullshitted in the News Letter.

Paul Givan made these decisions, he added, on the back of the FWS Supreme Court ruling in regard to the Equality Act. The Equality Act does not apply in Northern Ireland.

This is the letter sent to all schools:

MEDIA

In last week’s edition of the Trans Agenda, I covered a story from Private Eye that said editors at other papers have told journalists not to copy stories form the Telegraph because it is so unreliable. I noted how that didn’t seem to apply to stories about trans people. As if to prove me right, on Monday, the Mail printed a story they had lifted straight from the Sunday Telegraph, deadnaming a trans woman five times, including in the headline.

UK papers rush to print trans disinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting

Although few normies outside far-right, political and media circles in the UK had heard of Charlie Kirk before a fellow right-winger shot him dead, the UK media have made sure that everybody now knows his name. They’ve also made sure to hide who he really was from their readers and viewers.

This is just a small selection of articles that have appeared over the past few days in the UK papers I monitor:

The Sunday Life had this but not a single word on Trans Pride which took place just a few minutes away.

In amongst all of this right-wing-on-right-wing violence, they seem determined to find a way to make this all the fault of trans people.

The day after Kirk’s death, the Times, Sun and Telegraph all repeated the lie on their front pages that the killer had engraved pro-trans messages on his bullets, despite this claim being debunked before they went to press. They have not apologised for this and probably won’t.

The Guardian, also never one to miss out on endangering trans people, repeated the lie inside their paper and online. Their coverage has been such that right-winger Ben Shaprio was able to use their name, twice, on Bill Maher’s show as ‘proof’ that the killer was left wing.

When the bullet story didn’t pan out, the media then pivoted to the claim that Kirk’s killer was in a relationship with a trans person, or lived with a trans person, or knew a trans person. Reporters seem to have gone door-to-door looking for any proof he ever crossed the path of a trans person, all while ignoring the right-wing household he was raised, and exposed to guns, in.

As I said immediately after Kirk died, trans people were blamed when he was alive and will be blamed now that he is dead. These people have no desire to avenge the death of a man they claim as a friend and ‘free speech martyr’, all they want is open season on trans people and the left.

The media is determined to find a way to give it to them.

AROUND THE WORLD

USA: Texas bathroom ban bill heads to Greg Abbott after Senate vote, massive fines included [Dallas Morning News]

Texas lawmakers have passed one of the most extreme anti-trans bathroom bills in the United States, now awaiting Governor Greg Abbott’s signature. Senate Bill 8 bans trans people from using bathrooms and private facilities match their gender across schools, universities, public agencies and prisons. Instead, all facilities must be restricted to “biological sex.” Local authorities that defy the measure face crippling fines of $25,000 for a first violation and $125,000 for repeat breaches. As usual, it is not clear how they plan to police this ban.

THE WEEK AHEAD

All Parliamentary business can be viewed here

The House of Commons goes into recess from 17 September until 13 October.

Monday 15 September

House of Lords: Use of virtual private networks since introduction of age verification requirements for primary priority content under the Online Safety Act 2023
Trial begins for Soldier F charged over Bloody Sunday killings
First Syrian elections begin in Syria since the ousting of Assad

Tuesday 16 September

Westminster Hall debate: International Day of Democracy
Donald Trump arrives for UK State Visit
Press conference to launch report from the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Report: Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment statistics
Report: Register of political donations

Wednesday 17 September

Donald Trump and King Charles address State Banquet
‘Trump Not Welcome’ protest in London
Report: Private rent and house prices

Thursday 18 September

Keir Starmer hosts Donald Trump at Chequers
Kneecap perform at Wembley

Friday 19 September

Manchester bus strikes
DUP annual conference begins

Saturday 20 September

Liberal Democrats autumn conference begins

Sunday 21 September

Traffic-free day on Oxford Street

THE PAPERS

After 56 articles in last week’s papers, they were quieter this week, which is often an ominous sign that they are preparing something huge, perhaps on the EHRC’s guidance when Bridget Phillipson finally decides what she’s going to do with it. They still managed to average over four articles a day.

In total, there were 29 pieces in the papers I monitor with the News Letter once again taking the ‘most obsessed’ mantle from the Telegraph, although it was close (10 v 9).

The Mail had five, the Times four and the Belfast Telegraph one.

Monday 8 September 2025

News Letter