There are two things I have issues with that I want to address.
1. No one, as far as what i've seen in the media, has framed the shooter as the victim. Is there an article out there that says that? Yeah probably, but I don't tend to recognize shock articles as worth my time. What I've seen is the media say that the trans community might be under attack following this shooting. There is a difference between the two, and I find it hard to believe you can't recognize that difference.
2. Bringing the person's gender identity into question doesn't really serve a purpose unless you think that they committed this mass murder due to the fact that they're transgender. Did them being transgender increase the likelihood that they'd commit a mass murder? Was the shooting prompted due to violent bullying they received bc they were "different?" Idk any of these answers, and I'm hoping the manifesto, if they ever release it, will shed some light on the possible reasons behind the shooting.
The church comment was strictly meant to point out the hypocrisy in how the media has framed this. One drag show has a performer do something they shouldn't have, and now all drag shows in some states are under threat to be banned. Where's the same passion about protecting children from the dangers of the church?
This is all rhetorical, and not necessarily the best comparison, but it's the first that popped in my head when I hear about the fight against the trans community "for the sake of the youth."