Almost immediately after she posted about the shooting of Charlie Kirk , author and trans woman Gretchen Felker-Martin started having second thoughts.

Felker-Martin, who wrote the latest iteration of DC Comics’ Red Hood series, said “thoughts and prayers you Nazi bitch” on Bluesky in response to the killing of Kirk, a right-wing influencer and Trump ally who was staunchly anti–trans rights. “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Kirk,” she added.

Kirk died after being shot at a stop on his American Comeback Tour organized by the conservative youth organization he founded, Turning Point USA.

While Felker-Martin stands by her views—“Charlie Kirk was a monster. He spent his life hurting and targeting other people,” she tells WIRED—she was worried about the potential backlash to her po

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