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Americano

Why do men in dresses keep killing people?

Americano

The Spectator

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.0762 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Kellie-Jay Keen joins Americano to discuss the disturbing rise of trans killers. Freddy Gray and Kellie discuss why she doesn’t like to call them ‘trans’, what role the internet and hormone medication have played in their violent outbreaks, and why the left holds some responsibility for encouraging violence.

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0:33.7

Hello and welcome back to the Americana Show. My name is Freddie Gray. I am the deputy editor of the

0:41.3

spectator and the US editor. And I'm pleased to tell you that this is the 10th year of the

0:47.7

Americano podcast. And I think it's fair to say it's been a fairly fascinating time in American politics, life and culture.

0:57.5

And that's what we talk about every episode on this podcast. So please keep listening and provide

1:03.8

as much feedback as you like. Today I am delighted to be joined by Kelly J. Keane, who is leader of the women's party.

1:14.1

And we're going to be asking why men in dresses seem to keep going around killing people.

1:21.7

And this is because this week in Rhode Island, a man in a dress went to a hockey game and killed members of his family

1:30.2

before turning the gun on himself. Last week, another man who wants to be a woman, a boy,

1:38.4

an 18-year-old, killed several people in Canada at a school.

1:45.3

And last year in Minneapolis, Robert Westman, who also wants to be a woman, went on a killing spree at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.

1:57.8

Kelly, you've written a piece for us, which we published yesterday, called The Truth About Trans Violence.

2:04.7

And I suppose I should start by asking you, what is the truth about trans violence?

2:10.8

Well, I have a difficulty when it comes to the word trans,

2:14.3

because it sort of implies that there is a separate category of human.

2:17.1

And I just don't think there is. However that there is a separate category of human, and I just

2:18.1

don't think there is. However, there are a set of behaviours associated to a group of people,

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