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Nex Benedict, 16, Dies After Being Bullied/Beaten In School Bathroom

Nex Benedict (image via GoFundMe)

Sixteen-year-old Nex Benedict (they/them) died one day after a “physical altercation” in a high school bathroom where three older girls reportedly beat Nex’s head “across the floor.” According to Nex’s mother, Sue Benedict, the nonbinary teenager was the target of bullying simply for being who they were. Continue reading “Nex Benedict, 16, Dies After Being Bullied/Beaten In School Bathroom”

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Club Q Shooter Charged On 305 Counts Including 1st Degree Murder

Anderson Lee Aldrich (mugshot via Colorado Springs Police Dept)
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the 22-year-old accused of killing five and injuring more than 17 others at the deadly mass shooting at Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs last month, was formally charged today. Aldrich faces 305 counts including multiple charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault and hate crimes. Continue reading “Club Q Shooter Charged On 305 Counts Including 1st Degree Murder”

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Father Of Club Q Shooter Relieved To Hear His Son Isn’t Gay

Aaron Brink (screen capture)
Aaron Brink, father of the Club Q shooter, believed his son – Anderson Lee Aldrich – was dead for six years. And then, six months ago he received a call from Aldrich. Continue reading “Father Of Club Q Shooter Relieved To Hear His Son Isn’t Gay”

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Podcast: Deadly Club Q Shooting, Pro Basketball Player Comes Out + More

In this week's episode of The Randy Report podcast, I cover what we know so far about the deadly Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs which resulted in 5 dead and 17+ injured. Plus - Grammy nominations, marriage equality at the U.S. Senate, and more. In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, I cover what we know so far about the deadly Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs which resulted in 5 dead and 17+ injured. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Deadly Club Q Shooting, Pro Basketball Player Comes Out + More”

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Club Q Shooter Evaded “Red Flag” Law After Authorities Declined To Enforce

The shooter who killed 5 and injured 18 at the gay nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs evaded the state's "red flag" law a year and a half ago when local authorities failed to charge him for threatening his mother with a homemade bomb.
El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder (screen capture)
A year and a half before Anderson Lee Aldrich entered a gay nightclub and proceeded to murder 5 people and injure 25 more, he allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb causing neighbors to evacuate their homes as experts negotiated his surrender. Following the incident, it appears that prosecutors never charged him with any crime. Doing so would have triggered Colorado’s “red flag” law which might have kept weapons out of his hands. Continue reading “Club Q Shooter Evaded “Red Flag” Law After Authorities Declined To Enforce”

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Four Plead Guilty In 2018 Miami Beach Pride Attack

The four men involved in the 2018 Miami Beach Pride attack which sent two gay men to the hospital have pleaded guilty.
From left: Luis Alonso-Piovet, Pablo Reinaldo Romo-Figueroa, Adonis Diaz and Juan C. Lopez. (mug shots via Miami-Dade corrections)
On April 8, 2018, four young men were captured on surveillance cameras viciously attacking two gay men coming out of a public restroom in Lummus Park during Miami Beach Pride. After four and a half years, they finally had their day in court on Monday. Continue reading “Four Plead Guilty In 2018 Miami Beach Pride Attack”