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I didn't see anything like that on their Wikipedia page. Perhaps you could share it here. I remember several years ago there were self-defense classes hosted b

I didn't see anything like that on their Wikipedia page. Perhaps you could share it here. I remember several years ago there were self-defense classes hosted by gay men, for other gay people in my city. Pre gay-marriage and post Matthew Shepard, obviously. My recollection was that it was entirely the gay community and no NRA outreach. It would dramatically improve my opinion of the NRA to learn that they sponsored or materially supported such an effort.

giantg2 6y ago
The push to make carry permits shall-issue should be pretty evident. The point with that is so you don't have an issuing authority (like a sherriff) denying people a permit on a discriminatory basis when they otherwise met the requirements (commonly a racial issue in the past, such as when MLK was denied a permit). May-issue states like NJ, NY, MD, etc can deny a permit for people who meet the legal requirements on some other reason. Generally the wealthy and well connected are more likely to get a permit. I don't know if there are any specific outreach programs. I know they have youth programs and recently started some geared towards women. Generally these distinctions in training are made if there's enough demand to form a new training program and also if the topics would be sufficiently different. For example, the youth training would be about basic safety and marksman ship. Women can join the same classes as men, but the women's course covers different defensive tactics based on general size and strength differences as well as topics like carrying in a purse. The NRA sets the curriculum, but the actual training is provided by a certified instructor. These instructors and the businesses they are affiliated perform their own outreach. Here's an example of outreach after the Pulse attack - https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-group-offering-free-classes-to-train-gays-on-guns-20161019-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-group-offering-f.... My experience at events has generally been that everyone is welcome. There can be an odd person or two who have personal beliefs which are biased, but the groups as a whole are welcoming. I don't like to make assumptions about people, and I also don't go around asking everyone their business - so I have no way of knowing if the people I've met are hetero, LGBTQ, or any other personal traits. What I can say, is that I've met people whom others might have stereotyped as being LGBTQ (whether they were or not) and were not treated any differently. This has been my observation when it comes to other personal traits as well. The only trait that I know of that will land some incendiary comments might be political opinions supporting candidates which are gun control supporters. Edit: The negative side of the NRA from an LGBTQ perspective would be their support of pro-gun candidates may incidentally be supporting a candidate who's other policies may negatively impact the LGBTQ community.

giantg2 6y ago

The push to make carry permits shall-issue should be pretty evident. The point with that is so you don't have an issuing authority (like a sherriff) denying people a permit on a discriminatory basis when they otherwise met the requirements (commonly a racial issue in the past, such as when MLK was denied a permit). May-issue states like NJ, NY, MD, etc can deny a permit for people who meet the legal requirements on some other reason. Generally the wealthy and well connected are more likely to get a permit. I don't know if there are any specific outreach programs. I know they have youth programs and recently started some geared towards women. Generally these distinctions in training are made if there's enough demand to form a new training program and also if the topics would be sufficiently different. For example, the youth training would be about basic safety and marksman ship. Women can join the same classes as men, but the women's course covers different defensive tactics based on general size and strength differences as well as topics like carrying in a purse. The NRA sets the curriculum, but the actual training is provided by a certified instructor. These instructors and the businesses they are affiliated perform their own outreach. Here's an example of outreach after the Pulse attack - https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-group-offering-free-classes-to-train-gays-on-guns-20161019-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-group-offering-f.... My experience at events has generally been that everyone is welcome. There can be an odd person or two who have personal beliefs which are biased, but the groups as a whole are welcoming. I don't like to make assumptions about people, and I also don't go around asking everyone their business - so I have no way of knowing if the people I've met are hetero, LGBTQ, or any other personal traits. What I can say, is that I've met people whom others might have stereotyped as being LGBTQ (whether they were or not) and were not treated any differently. This has been my observation when it comes to other personal traits as well. The only trait that I know of that will land some incendiary comments might be political opinions supporting candidates which are gun control supporters. Edit: The negative side of the NRA from an LGBTQ perspective would be their support of pro-gun candidates may incidentally be supporting a candidate who's other policies may negatively impact the LGBTQ community.