Shawn Ratcliff, PhD
@shawn-rtclf.bsky.social
Statistician and Sociologist
Firearms, Politics, Sexuality, Data Stewardship
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gu-rk0sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Views = My own
Firearms, Politics, Sexuality, Data Stewardship
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gu-rk0sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Views = My own
But here's the kicker:
In states where LGBTQ+ rights are under attack and gun laws are loose, gun ownership can feel like a form of protection.
Yet that protection is a double-edged sword as it increases risk of suicide and injury.
In states where LGBTQ+ rights are under attack and gun laws are loose, gun ownership can feel like a form of protection.
Yet that protection is a double-edged sword as it increases risk of suicide and injury.
August 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
But here's the kicker:
In states where LGBTQ+ rights are under attack and gun laws are loose, gun ownership can feel like a form of protection.
Yet that protection is a double-edged sword as it increases risk of suicide and injury.
In states where LGBTQ+ rights are under attack and gun laws are loose, gun ownership can feel like a form of protection.
Yet that protection is a double-edged sword as it increases risk of suicide and injury.
Sexual minority gun ownership is lower compared to heterosexuals due to:
lower racial & immigrant resentment
less conservative ideology
higher distrust in police
more experiences of victimization
lower racial & immigrant resentment
less conservative ideology
higher distrust in police
more experiences of victimization
August 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sexual minority gun ownership is lower compared to heterosexuals due to:
lower racial & immigrant resentment
less conservative ideology
higher distrust in police
more experiences of victimization
lower racial & immigrant resentment
less conservative ideology
higher distrust in police
more experiences of victimization