Join RJ (they/them) and Kristen (she/her) in the closet, where Kristen shares what it's REALLY like to be queer and armed. In this episode, we discuss the nitty gritty of firearm ownership and take a closer look at trans embodiment--this time through the lens of firing lead.

Resources: Pink Pistols: https://www.pinkpistols.org/find-a-local-chapter/

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Join host, RJ Quirk (they/them), in a deep dive into the history and contemporary landscape of armed resistance.

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RJ's Nerd Notes:

THORN Instagram: @thornselfdefenseInstagram+1Instagram+1 Email: hello@thornselfdefense.comInstagram+1Instagram+1

Operation Blazing Sword Website: www.blazingsword.org

Bender Defenders Website: benderdefenders.com(no title) Email: the.bender.defenders@gmail.comInstagram+1(no title)+1 Instagram: @bender_defenders_Instagram+1Linktree: Link everything you are+1

Reverend Ray Broshears https://vimeo.com/638340190

Leonard Peltier https://apnews.com/article/leonard-peltier-release-fbi-killings-native-american-05c1d7c5429ce081f23311735f5120f6

The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/14/killings-of-black-men-by-whites-are-far-more-likely-to-be-ruled-justifiable?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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What's that? A trans model/ actor in the 1960's? Albert Einstein even gave her a cute nickname? AND she met Elvis??? Happy TDOV, dear listeners! Join host, RJ (they/them) and special guest, Dez (she/her) as they sit at the feet of trans ancestor and role model, April Ashley.

Citations (AKA RJ's Nerd Notes) The Extraordinary Life of April Ashley--TV Special https://www.uniset.ca/other/cs3/19702AER33.html https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59816881 https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f[collection_name_ssim][]=April+Ashley+Collection&f[creator_ssim][]=Ashley%2C+April&f[dta_other_subject_ssim][]=Arthur+Corbett http://www.pfc.org.uk/caselaw/Corbett v Corbett.pdf https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:m326mn899 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/19/april-ashley-obituary https://zagria.blogspot.com/2007/08/the-honourable-arthur-cameron-corbett.html#.Y9YBV-zMK3I

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