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Mace repeats anti-trans slur at USC student who asked her to apologize: 'Is tr*nny really derogatory?'

At a Turning Point USA campus event, a 20-year-old transgender USC student asked Mace to apologize for using an anti-trans slur; Mace responded by questioning whether the term is derogatory and repeating it.

  • in her own words
  • transgender
  • campus
  • 2025

On April 21, 2025, at a Turning Point USA campus event at the University of Southern California, a 20-year-old transgender student asked Mace to apologize for her previous use of an anti-transgender slur. Mace responded:

"Is tr*nny really derogatory? ... Tr*nny. Yeah, tr*nny, tr*nny, tr*nny."

The exchange was captured on video. Mace declined to apologize and repeated the slur in direct response to the student's request.

Source: The Advocate · archived