Trans Kansans Deciding Whether to Move Away or Buy Guns

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 In last week’s column, I discussed the dilemmas of Trans Kansans and their families for whom things have become so hostile, they feel their only choices are to move away or buy guns. The column was picked up by Yahoo! News.

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