FROM THE DEPT. OF ONGOING CULTURAL CHANGE:

Nicole Shounder of Lynnwood is an out and proud, post-operative transsexual lesbian who voted for George W. Bush. The former Air Force sergeant, now a nurse, heads a regional group called Cease Fear. It promotes firearms education and training for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered (GLBT). Her story is part of the upcoming documentary, “Guns and Roses,” by Seattle filmmakers Soyon Im and Jhett Bond.

Shounder says, “I’m in sync with Democratic Party values, but their gun-control stance doesn’t work. We stand out as possible targets, and we are not going to let harm come to ourselves or our loved ones.”

Shounder owns a Smith and Wesson .45, a discreet Kel-Tec .32 for formal dress, and a non-lethal Taser. Unlike the heinous sniper terrorizing suburban Washington, D.C., Shounder vows never to use her weapons on another person unless for defense.

Cease Fear is part of a nationwide network of GLBT firearms education and training groups usually called Pink Pistols. Ex-Microsoftie and Puget Sound refugee Joe Huffman assisted in the formation this summer of a Pink Pistols group in the Palouse, straddling the Washington-Idaho border.

Call me crazy, but this documentary sounds a lot more interesting than Michael Moore’s.