The reason I don’t think it was a hate crime was because of the ages of the people involved. I they were 25&26 I would’ve been more inclined to think it was because she was Trans.
I can obv be wrong but I just don’t think 15&16 year olds will be that fussed. It’s the norm for them.
i get your point that teens these days are more liberal (for want of a better word!) but teenagers can also be very cruel and will single out people for any minor differences. it doesn’t take much for them to turn on someone, so i don’t know if their ages can be used as confirmation that it wasn’t a hate crime.
the information is very muddled though. as said above, the details about her being bullied are getting caught up with someone pushing his own case in replies about her. i know she had a tiktok but no clue if she discussed anything there.
either way, like you said in the first instance, we’re not going to know until more details come out. i do find the way some activists have jumped onto her death, and assigned motives to her obviously loving parents, very distasteful.