• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    I’m conflicted about this advice.

    If we do end up in a civil war scenario, it’s important that gun ownership is not severely lopsided against vulnerable groups.

    But in the meantime, gun ownership is a massive risk factor for suicide (attempts and fatalities), and trans folks are at a higher risk in the first place.

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      23 hours ago

      I do agree that suicide is a risk, and that guns increase the risk by making it very easy, 100%. I’m not gunna choose a side for you either, it’s a hard one.

      I do want to note two things though. It doesn’t need to be a full blown civil war for them to start abusing and arresting trans people, and many trans suicides are caused by transphobia, both from other citizens and from government policy.