Model and actor Tyson Beckford wants the LGBT community to know that he has its back. He is offering Miami-based gays free training in self-defense.
However, the offer may put a few people off. Beckford wants to teach self-defense with a gun.
"Sad to say that we [...] stand behind our 2nd Amendment but the masses in the industry who preach "God and Country" are EXTREMELY homophobic and we won't stand for it."
He added: "We got your six!"
Following the shooting in Orlando in June in which 49 people were gunned down at a gay nightclub, some people within the LGBT community felt they would be better off if they were armed.
Pink Pistols, a gay gun group, saw membership swell. Its slogan: "Armed gays don’t get bashed.”
After the recent US election, reports that attacks on minorities -- mostly Muslim women and Latinos -- have increased, with members of the alt-right feeling emboldened by the US election results. Trump even appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday and during the interview he called on anyone acting out against minorities to stop.
Beckford believes gays need to be ready to defend themselves. He hopes to start training sessions as early as December.
Now, we don't want to make light of this, but the only gun we want our hands on is Tyson's!