Only in America: Evangelical woman vows to bring pistol into queer-friendly Target bathrooms

One man threatens to bring his gun into Target bathrooms.
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The head of an evangelical legal organization has pledged to carry a gun into Target's bathrooms to defend against transgender women. Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver is calling for a boycott of the retail chain after it announced that it will allow patrons to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity, The Huffington Post reports. Staver tweeted the following:

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