For nearly nine months, Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, a safe haven for trans and queer Coloradans, faced violent threats from right-wing extremists. Until, that is, they turned to their local anarchists for help.

“Our guy James [a pseudonym] spotted them. He hit them with a spotlight, and told them, ‘Remove yourselves, or die.’ And they ran like jackrabbits. I credit him for potentially saving our lives that night,” Penny Logue tells me. “It was a literal wake-up call.”

Chad James

  • Melon [she/her,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    It can be overwhelming to think that it's solely on LGBT+ folks to organize self-defense. There is quite a large historical precedent for black Americans to be at the forefront in defending communities as well. There are a lot of comrades out there.