""In the shadow of Donald Trump's second term in office," explains Slate writer Christina Cauterucci, "some queer friends are learning to handle firearms, purchasing new weapons, or researching rifles for defense. Together, we talk through worst-case scenarios that would have seemed fantastical just months ago, imagining ourselves into a million futures that seem possible and unthinkable in equal measure.""
""David Phillips is on the training team of the Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states and provides a haven for liberals to train and learn about guns," NPR reported. "He says club membership has grown from 2,700 in November to 4,500 today. Requests for training, he says, have quintupled.""
"Last month, queer mother Renee Nicole Good was shot point blank after arriving to an ICE protest. In 2024, shortly after Tr*mp's re-election, one man in St. Cloud Minnesota allegedly pointed a rifle at his lesbian neighbors and told them to get out. The current political climate is actively hostile to queer people. So, why shouldn't we arm ourselves against a sea of troubles by doing what everyone else in this country does?"
The Hunting Wives presents queer women who hunt game by day and engage in complex personal lives by night. Recent violent incidents include queer mother Renee Nicole Good being shot point blank at an ICE protest and an alleged rifle threat against lesbian neighbors in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The current political climate is actively hostile to queer people. Some queer individuals are learning to handle firearms, purchasing weapons, and researching rifles for defense while imagining worst-case scenarios. Liberal gun ownership has risen, with the Liberal Gun Club growing from 2,700 to 4,500 members and training requests quintupling. A trans gun owner reports feeling less scared after acquiring a firearm.
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