This might just be my favorite headline of 2025 so far.
Some queers are reportedly discovering their right to bear arms now that the Bad Orange Man is returning to office in a couple of weeks.
Yes, you'll be shocked to learn that the gays are being dramatic.
A., who The Inquirer is identifying by the first letter of her [sic] first name because of safety concerns, is new to the world of shooting ranges and target practice. As a trans woman [AKA dude in a dress] who lives in Philadelphia, she [sic] began seriously considering armed self-defense this summer, as she [sic] saw Texas uphold a ban on
gender-affirming care for minors[chemical and physical castration of children] and Florida prohibit nurse practitioners from prescribing hormones to transgender people.
A dude responding to protect his community from danger by training with weapons. How masculine!
(You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.)
She [sic] watched with increasing dread as Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads portraying people like her [sic] as a dangerous threat to the country.
'Three months before the election, that's when the alarm bells started to ring,' A., who is 24 and speaks carefully and thoughtfully, said recently. When she [sic] mentioned wanting to learn how to fire a gun to friends, they stared at her [sic] blankly.
A dude that thinks he's a chick suddenly discovered why the 2nd Amendment exists.
And in his warped mind, he thinks he's protecting kids.
If some cop wants to come for his rights to ... dress like a woman, then "A" is going to be ready!
And he's not alone.
Since Donald Trump's reelection in November, nontraditional gun groups across the city and country have seen a flood of interest. The national Liberal Gun Club said it has received thousands of training requests since the election, more than in all of 2023. A spokesperson for the group estimated that roughly a quarter were from LGBTQ people.
Yes, the queers are taking up arms because they are super scared of an America under Donald Trump. Because, you know, it's not like they've already lived under 4 years of Trump where NOTHING happened to them.
I guess it's okay to practice self defense and to protect oneself against government tyranny as long as it's you who feel personally threatened, huh?
The head of the Delaware Valley chapter of the Pink Pistols, a longtime gay gun group with the slogan 'Armed Gays Don't Get Bashed,' said he received a sudden flurry of emails inquiring about gun training.
'There's definitely a feeling among a lot of LGBT individuals: "If I can't protect myself, who will?'' said Madeline Shearman, a
trans woman[dude in lipstick] based in Glen Mills who runs a casual and growing '2A social group' in Pennsylvania. 'I feel that way myself.'
Gotta love all the dudes in dresses who are rediscovering their manly urge to fight.
The Inquirer then tries to explain how Trump's America will be a tyrannical nightmare by connecting it to ... an Islamic terrorist attack that targeted a gay nightclub.
The devastating mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Florida in 2016 was another catalyst. That's when Matthew Thompson, who lives in Oakland, N.J., purchased his first gun. A gay man and custom leather worker, Thompson often travels to leather and bear events [where gay men dress in grotesque leather thongs and such] on the weekends, and feared what might happen. He began practicing drills at home โ setting a timer on his phone, wearing his unloaded gun around the house, and drawing it quickly when the timer went off. Days after the presidential election, he began pursuing his concealed carry permit in New Jersey. He is also organizing other LGBTQ people to practice at a local gun range.
Wild!
Jihadi Omar Mateen wasn't a conservative Trump voter, but the media spent weeks trying to connect Trump and Republicans to the Pulse Nightclub Attack, so the brainwashed hivemind still believes it years later.
What a bunch of paranoid drama queens!
They've convinced themselves that New York liberal billionaire Donald Trump is an existential threat to their way of life ... because a few states outlawed mutilating kids and the public grooming of children.
To help the transgender and gay dudes train with blasters, the Philly Inquirer left tips from, I kid you not, the Socialist Rifle Association.
In mid-December, the Socialist Rifle Association's local chapter held its monthly "Gun-damentals" class. A dozen people gathered in a ramshackle room at the Lava Community Center in West Philadelphia, where a range of unloaded firearms were displayed on the front table. Many of the attendees said they had little or no experience with guns.
"A dozen people" ๐
It's fun to laugh at that, but bear in mind the fact that mentally-ill men are currently training to become proficient in firearms simply because a Republican is going to be president ... then think about the number of LGBT mass shooters in recent years.
The recent gun-safety class was earnest and efficient: two organizers led the group through an information-packed PowerPoint presentation, explaining the legal landscape in Pennsylvania, the process of purchasing a gun, and basic safety tips, using a laser pointer to emphasize certain points.
Okay, and what were those tips, Philly Inquirer??
Despite people's hopes about increasing their safety, researchers have found that higher rates of gun ownership and access is correlated with higher rates of gun-related homicides, suicides, accidental deaths, and injuries. In an effort to reduce that danger, the SRA said it focuses on teaching responsible firearm ownership and safe storage.
An organizer wearing an Eagles cap and a black sweatshirt lingered on a slide about mental health.
'So guns are weapons, and they're really good at what they do, which is killing things,' he said, as some attendees nodded and took notes. '85% of suicides attempted with firearms lead to death. ... So you have to be mindful, if this is something that you do want to bring into your life, that you're aware of your own mental health going into it.'
Amazing. No word on the four rules of gun safety or other tips that might help them become more proficient shooters.
Just a memo to warn trannies that buying guns might lead them to commit suicide!
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