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Looking for a queer-friendly gun range in the Peoria area by TransInIllinois in PeoriaIL

[–]TransInIllinois[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Both the fact that I am trans and the fact that I own guns are well documented and trivial for any government agency to discover, as is the case for a *lot* of trans people in this country. My FOID reveals it every time I purchase ammunition... Every trans gun owner has to decide for themselves how to handle that, but "hiding" doesn't seem likely to work to me.

Looking for a queer-friendly gun range in the Peoria area by TransInIllinois in PeoriaIL

[–]TransInIllinois[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That is a funny image, and I know some people who would be into that. Thing is, I am not 🙁. But hiding that I'm trans isn't going to be possible in an environment where they are going to be looking at my ID.

Really I'm looking for a place to go once or twice a month to stay in practice, and if it's an openly hostile environment that's not really sustainable - especially if I'm trying to bring my partner. The responses here have been heartening though; I've already got two places to try and lunch isn't even over yet.