First of all, let all the information come out (no pun intended). Both styles of media investigate things in their own way to see if the shooter is coming from the left or right. This time it was MSM's turn to jump the gun and figure this was a hate crime before it happened. Over the summer it was conservative media stating the shooter was left wing because he had facial tats and dressed as a woman to get away. This shooting may have nothing to do with sexual identity.
And you are absolutely right, people can be self-loathing because of their sexual identity, race, or even religion. But when a sizeable portion of society think being *** is a choice, empathy is tough to come by.