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The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities

In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.

Would Proposed Gun Laws Make Us Any Safer?

Life for members of the LGBT communities is remarkably dangerous. Would proposed gun laws make us any safer?

Tony Perkins: 'Moral Vacuum,' Not Guns, to Blame for School Shooting

We have a "spiritually sick society," according to the anti-LGBT Christian right activist.

Op-ed: Guns Aren't The Problem

Focusing on mental health should be a solution to gun violence that LGBT Americans can all get behind.

Leading a Revolution: Emma Gonzalez

The bisexual Latina high school student used tragedy, rage, and knowledge as fuel, igniting a nation of kids (and adults) to push for stronger gun reform laws in America.

7 Times White House's Karine Jean-Pierre Was a Total Badass

For Lesbian Visibility Week, we salute one of the nation's most visible lesbians, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who uses her platform to stand against bigotry.

Florida Gun Control Bill Gets Mixed Response From LGBT Activists

Still reeling from Pulse, some queer gun control advocates say the measures don't go far enough; others are grateful for any movement.

Prior 2021 Arrest of Club Q Gunman Spotlights Red Flag Laws

Five people were killed when a gunman opened fired at the club in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Drag Doesn't Kill People — Guns Do

Tennessee legislators are passing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation while loosening gun laws, ignoring the real cause of violence.

Queer Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Gun Control Win

The Democrat-controlled House approved background check legislation, the first major gun control bill to pass the chamber since 1994. 

One of MLK's Dreams Was an End to Gun Violence

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Guns are going to be the death of this country." Will we prove him right?

Club Q Shooting: An Egregious Attack on a Sacred Queer Space

LGBTQ+ bars are sacred institutions in our community, places where we go to feel joy and be ourselves -- and that makes the Club Q tragedy all the more horrific.

Orlando Was Personal for Gay Dad Leading Gun Safety Group

The president of Everytown for Gun Safety wants to recruit you.

At the Polls, Don't Forget About Pulse, Parkland

There's a reason gun reform is the most important issue for LGBTQ voters.

To Fight Anti-Trans Violence, It's Time for Sensible Gun Laws

Legislators must listen to the American people, not the gun lobby, writes Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

The next Pulse shooting could be prevented by credit card companies, says Florida congressman

Proposed legislation, if passed, would stop states from prohibiting the creation of a merchant code for guns. The Pulse shooter reportedly had almost $30,000 in credit charges on guns and ammunitions.

Mark Glaze Is Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Gun Control Advocate

The gay Coloradan helping Michael Bloomberg reform the country's firearms laws says he understands the gun culture and what is needed to change it.

Biden Issues New Executive Order on Guns, Grieves With Shooting Victims

The President is continuing his mission to curb gun violence in America.

Tennessee Worse Than Texas? Rep. Gloria Johnson on Her State’s Spiral

Once given a closet as an office by GOP leadership, and with a target still on her back, Johnson refuses to stop fighting for what's right.

LIVE BLOG: Senate Debates Gun Control Measures

The U.S. Senate today is debating several gun control bills in the wake of the Orlando tragedy.

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White House announces new rules on background checks for firearms sales in America

Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a rule change requiring more background checks as a way to close the gun show loophole.