Newsweek profile of transgender killers feeling “happy to be alive” destroyed as a “puff piece”
Former Newsweek’s profile A prisoner of death and a convicted killerwho goes into a woman, shocked readers who called him a “puff piece.”
Steven Joseph Hayes was earlier sentenced to death in 2010 for the murder of a mother in Connecticut and her two daughters after an attempt to break. Hayes’s death penalty later went to life without conditional freedom in 2015.
Ever since he was convicted, Hayes has moved to Linda Mai Lee and gave Exclusive comments from Newsweek,, claiming that he finally feels “comfortable to live as a woman.”
“The first time in my life I’m happy to be alive and I don’t want to die,” Lee told Newsweek.
Steven Joseph Hayes was convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters and originally received a death sentence. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
The article was criticized as a “puff piece” about a convicted killer because the prisoner was transgender.
“This man held a family of four hostages for hours in his home, beating them, raping a 11 -year -old daughter and mother, then strangled his mother and finally lit a house, killing both children from inhaling smoke. is now happy and peace, given his native mess.
The founder of the live Lila Rose action wrote: “A man convicted of killing and raping his mother and her two young daughters today has a puff piece in Newsweek about how happy he is now when he” crossed “and lives in a female prison and wears lipstick and” panties ” .
Author Helen Joyce asked: “He was layer of 11 -year -old and her mother and killed both of her, as well as his sister at the age of 11. And we should pity him because his crimes were alleged for confusion for his native identity? happy to be alive “?
“He killed his mother and her two daughters and raped them before he did. But now he is kind of sorry for what he has done, but also in peace with that. The story of the year,” National Review Becks Adams is.
“” I raped and killed a girl and her mother and killed a teenage daughter, because of her female gender identity “Siri shows me the definition of” Misoginist garbage “. The shame for Newsweek to publish this repulsive shit,” wrote British columnist Hadley Freeman.
“Newsweek is a totally garbage. It used to be respected and distinguished. No more,” former professional tennis player Martin Navratilov wrote.
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In Newsweek Piece, Lee (earlier Hayes) described the murder as “wrong at all levels” and “behavior of someone deeply involved in addiction and gender identity.” Newsweek reported similarly about how Lee was diagnosed with gender dysphoria at the age of 16 and that “intolerance” probably contributed to the crimes.
Hayes started going to Linda Mai Lee while he was in prison. (Fox News Digital)
“If Lee had accepted earlier, Hawke-Tetit and her daughters may still be alive, she said,” she read the article.
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