"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."
"and amid the clear threat and increasing reality of political violence"
"liberals, people of colour and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear"
More lesbians and LGBTQ+ people are acquiring firearms amid fears of MAGA-linked political violence and targeted threats. A television series portraying gun-toting, MAGA-coded women who are sexually liberal provoked controversy for being raunchy. High-profile incidents included a 37-year-old queer mother shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota and an alleged rifle-pointing at lesbian neighbours in St. Cloud after a presidential re-election. Queer individuals describe friends learning to handle firearms, purchasing weapons, and rehearsing worst-case scenarios. Surveys and interviews in 2024–2025 indicated increases in gun purchases among LGBTQ+ people, liberals, and people of colour citing fear. Increased firearm ownership has also been used to further demonize the community.
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