Schools in the United States are increasingly becoming the scene of politically charged debates. In Florida, the state is set to ban teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to children under the age of 10.
The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch has become a haven for transgender individuals but not everyone is a fan. Now, residents are arming themselves as death threats mount.
In rural Colorado, owners of a trans-friendly ranch pack heat and built a fence in the face of harassment. Critics say they're overstating threats to solicit donations.
Originally published on June 2, 2021 3:04 pm
There s a 6-foot-tall fence going up around the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch in rural Custer County, Colo. The people who live there say they need it because they ve been the target of harassment since they relocated the trans-friendly ranch there in 2020.
The perimeter fence will add security to the ranch, which also has newly installed security cameras. There s a tension on the property, so much so that co-owner Penny Logue and fellow owner Bonnie Nelson, both transgender women, carry pistols at all times. One wall of the communal geodesic-dome ranch house is stocked with various assault weapons.
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Tenacious Unicorn Ranch co-owner Penny Logue uses a jackhammer to tamp down dirt around a recently installed fencepost on April 28, 2021.
There’s a six-foot fence going up around the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch in Custer County. The people who live there say they need it. They say they’ve been the target of harassment since they relocated the trans-friendly ranch there in 2020.
Soon, likely within the next month, the perimeter fence will add security to the ranch, one that also has newly installed security cameras. There’s a tension here around the ranch, so much so that co-owner Penny Logue and fellow owner Bonnie Nelson, both transgender women, carry sidearm pistols at all times. One wall of the communal geodesic dome ranch house is stocked with various assault weapons.