Charlie Kirk’s Accused Assassin and His Links to Transgenderism
(Caution: This article contains disturbing subject matter and links.)
Law enforcement officials continue to dig into the background of Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin, Tyler Robinson, including his leftist radicalization, relationships and online associations. He has now been charged with aggravated murder and six other offenses.
While early reports stated that the accused killer had inscribed “trans” into one of the bullet casings, that story was later debunked.
But when the suspect was detained, Governor Spencer Cox read the words engraved on four bullet casings recovered with the shooter’s gun. Those words do show the suspect’s connections with transgender and leftist ideology and violence.
The engraved words give clues about the accused’s life and motivation:
- “Oh bella ciao. Bella ciao. Bella ciao. Ciao. Ciao.”
- “Hey, fascist! Catch!” Up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol, and three down arrow symbols.
- “If you read this, you are gay. LMAO.”
- “Notices bulges, OWO. What’s this?”
The first is an Italian song used by antifascists fighting Mussolini in Italy, which has now been appropriated by the fake, radical left antifascist movement, “antifa.” The second is a taunt falsely labeling Kirk a fascist, followed by references to exploding a bomb in the video game Helldivers 2.
Those casings link the accused with violent, leftist extremism.
The third is evidently a kind of juvenile online insult, but it’s ironic because the killer himself was apparently in a same-sex relationship (more on that in a bit). It’s also important because the shooter was mocking Kirk, whom the left has dishonestly labeled as “homophobic” and “transphobic.”
The fourth message, “Notices bulges, OWO. What’s this?” is perhaps the most obscure to most people. According to Know Your Meme, it references a 2013 meme that trolls (intentionally angers) others, “parodying both furries and online roleplay subcultures.”
“Furries” refers to people who identify with and roleplay dressed as real or fictional animals. For some “furries,” this is also a sexual fetish. This is illustrated in the original meme, which involves two male “furries” involved in a sex chat – when one spots the other is a male and responds, “owo,” an emoticon representing two wide-open eyes with an anime-styled mouth.
But in this case, it seems there’s a more personal message, which was spotted immediately by Pericles “Perry Alpha” Abbasa, a political analyst with thousands of followers on X.
He posted on X that “‘notices bulge OWO’ means that Tyler Robinson is a chaser (also known as GAMP). He is a man who is sexually attracted to transgenders.”
"notices bulge OWO" means that Tyler Robinson is a chaser (also known as GAMP). He is a man who is sexually attracted to transgenders
— Pericles (@PerryALPHA) September 12, 2025
“GAMP” stands for “gynandromorphophilia,” a sexual fetish which entails, according to researchers who study the issue, “Erotic interest in natal males who have female-typical physical characteristics (e.g., breasts) while retaining a penis.”
The word is a compound of Greek words: gyne (woman), andro (male), morpho (form or shape), and philia (love of).
The young man accused of Kirk’s murder was seemingly signaling his own attraction to men who use drugs, hormones and surgeries to ape the appearance of a woman.
Just a few days later, Fox News’ Brooke Singman reported this connection to transgenderism, writing that the murderer’s “roommate and lover” is a “male transitioning to a female” and “is fully cooperating with the FBI.”
Of course, males cannot “transition” to become a female – they merely modify their bodies to mimic real women.
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner, sources tell me.
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) September 13, 2025
The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI.
Sources tell me the FBI had texts and other communications between Robinson and the…
FBI Director Kash Patel affirmed the truth of this story by reposting Singman’s original post.
Journalist Andy Ngo, who has tracked escalating antifascist, “transgender” and “trantifa” violence, also confirmed Singman’s reporting with some sleuthing of his own. “Trantifa” refers to transgender-identified individuals working within the “antifa” movement.
Ngo identified the roommate “as 22-year-old Lance S. Twiggs” and then went on to do a deep dive into “Twigg’s social media history … to confirm his transgender identity,” saying that Twigg’s now used the name “Luna.”
I have independently confirmed your reporting is accurate. I'm sorry you were attacked so viciously. This is what happens to journalists who report truths inconvenient to left-wing orthodoxy.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 14, 2025
Here's more information about "Luna": https://t.co/K3QgcU3Cr5
In an article titled, “Unmasking ‘Luna’: Charlie Kirk Assassin Suspect’s Alleged Lover Is Confirmed to Be Trans,” Ngo revealed posts from Twiggs “about his anxiety with injecting cross-sex hormones.” He also showed several images of Twiggs in “furry” costumes.
In addition to this evidence, various sources have reported that the FBI is investigating transgender-identified individuals and allies who Kirk’s murderer appears to have communicated with before the shooting.
In an exclusive report, The Washington Free Beacon reported, “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.”
EXCLUSIVE:
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) September 15, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, according to three people familiar with the investigation and screenshots… pic.twitter.com/0irO0HZRvB
The Beacon further explained, “The posts – one of which referenced the date of Kirk’s assassination, September 10, more than a month before it took place – were all deleted in the days following the killing. Several of the accounts appear to belong to transgender individuals, and at least one of them followed suspect Tyler Robinson’s roommate, with whom Robinson was allegedly in a relationship, on TikTok.”
Another account posted on August 6—more than a month before the shooting—that "september 10th will be a very interesting day." After Kirk’s assassination, the account followed up: "I plead the fifth." pic.twitter.com/EBjQj6RRMo
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) September 15, 2025
The news outlet added, “While the posts do not establish that any of the individuals knew or conspired with Robinson, the 22-year-old gunman who allegedly shot Kirk, several of them mention the conservative activist by name and fantasize about his death.”
It was clear from the start that Kirk was martyred for his conservative political beliefs and his Christian faith – which include those opposed to “gender” ideology.
He certainly wasn’t killed by someone who agreed with those deeply held beliefs.
Those conservative and Christian beliefs include: There are only two sexes, male and female, we need equality under the law – not “equity,” fatherlessness is harmful for children, free speech and religious liberty are vital, foundational rights, and salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ.
These are all at odds with secular “gender” or “queer” ideologies.
We want to be clear: Not all transgender-identified individuals and their allies – those who embrace and espouse gender ideology – are violent. But the ideology, in and of itself, is violent, and it has fomented horrific violence against others, as we’ll discuss in part two of this series.
In addition, we should be extremely cautious when speaking about or sharing social media claims and statistics about shootings and mass killings by transgender individuals and their allies. While there have been many recent acts of violence and murder by transgender-identified activists, we simply don’t know the total percentage of recent killings from this group.
Finally, Jesus calls believers to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. This admonition includes transgender-identified individuals and their allies.
Related Articles and Resources
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Charlie Kirk: Man of Faith, Family and Fidelity
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Focus on the Family: Understanding Homosexuality
Focus on the Family: Transgender Resources
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Male Offenders Harm Dozens of Female Inmates in Women’s Prison
Nashville Shooter’s Journal Reveals Destructive Power of Gender Ideology
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What’s With Trans Activist’s Growing Fascination with Violence and Assault Weapons?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Johnston is a culture and policy analyst for Focus on the Family and a staff writer for the Daily Citizen. He researches, writes and teaches about topics of concern to families such as parental rights, religious freedom, LGBT issues, education and free speech. Johnston has been interviewed by CBS Sunday Morning, The New York Times, Associated Press News, The Christian Post, Rolling Stone and Vice, and is a frequent guest on radio and television outlets. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from San Diego State University with a Bachelors in English and a Teaching Credential. He and his wife have been married 30 years and have three grown sons.
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