Tag: Gun Ownership
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Gun Violence, Trauma, and Why I’m a Queer Crying Over Charlie Kirk’s Death

I didn’t expect to cry over Charlie Kirk’s death. But living with trauma in a country where gun violence is normalized, another violent death that pins the blame on trans people is terrifying. Healing isn’t just internal — we also need safer external environments for EVERYONE if we’re ever going to feel whole.
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Gun Violence Normalized: My Queer Reflections on Gun Violence from Alaska to Virginia to Texas

After a Pride weekend in Soldotna, Alaska, a tense encounter with armed strangers outside a friend’s home triggers personal reflections on gun culture, safety, and violence across Alaska, Texas, and Virginia—revealing how gun trauma quietly shapes queer lives in America.