Guns

In 2000 a group called the Pink Pistols was founded. The organization had at least 45 chapters, as of October 2014.[1] Those chapters are located in 33 states and three countries that are principally made up of gun-owning LGBT individuals, though neither status is mandatory for membership.[3] Mass shootings targeting LGBTQ spaces and a rise in anti-trans rhetoric have inspired some queer people to take up arms. 32 transgender and gender non conforming people were killed in the United States in 2022 and 302 deaths since 2013. A special report on PBS encouraged LGBTQ people to arm themselves for self protection. To carry a gun for self protection makes sense if you feel you are in danger.