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Trans Community Fears Backlash With Focus On Nashville Shooter’s Gender Identity

Tennessee's trans community waits in fear as police and media focus on the Nashville shooter's gender identity.
(image via Depositphotos)
Shortly after the deadly mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school on Monday that left 3 children and 3 adults dead, police announced the shooter was transgender. Within minutes, far-right politicians and activists began blaming the deadly incident on the suspect’s gender identity. And now, Tennessee’s trans community waits in fear. Continue reading “Trans Community Fears Backlash With Focus On Nashville Shooter’s Gender Identity”

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Club Q Shooter Ran Neo-Nazi Website + More News

The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, ran a neo-Nazi website and used gay and racial slurs while gaming online.
Club Q in Colorado Springs (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • AP News: The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, ran a neo-Nazi website and used gay and racial slurs while gaming online. Continue reading “Club Q Shooter Ran Neo-Nazi Website + More News”

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Club Q Announces Plans To Reopen This Year

The management for Club Q has announced plans to reopen by Fall of 2023 with enhanced security and a permanent tribute to the five victims who lost their lives in the massacre.
Club Q in Colorado Springs (screen capture)
The management for Club Q, the site of a deadly mass shooting in Colorado Springs last November, has announced plans to reopen by Fall of 2023 with enhanced security and a permanent tribute to the five victims who lost their lives in the massacre. Continue reading “Club Q Announces Plans To Reopen This Year”

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Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty

Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to state charges relating to the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo in a predominantly Black neighborhood
Payton Gendron (screen capture via CBS News)
Payton Gendron, the white 19-year-old who drove over 200 miles to carry out a deadly mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood, pleaded guilty today to state charges including one count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. Eleven of the 13 people he shot that day were Black. Continue reading “Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty”

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Second Club Q Hero: I Wanted To Save The Family I Found

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James (image via US Navy)
The second hero who helped stop the shooter at the deadly Club Q shooting last weekend, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James, has issued his first statement about the incident from his hospital where he is still recovering. Continue reading “Second Club Q Hero: I Wanted To Save The Family I Found”

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Club Q Owner Says Shooting Was Result Of Anti-LGBTQ ‘Groomer’ Rhetoric

Club Q in Colorado Springs (screen capture)
The co-owner of Club Q, the Colorado Springs gay nightclub where a shooter turned a birthday celebration into a massacre, says he thinks the shooting is a reflection of anti-LGBTQ sentiment that has evolved from prejudice to incitement. Continue reading “Club Q Owner Says Shooting Was Result Of Anti-LGBTQ ‘Groomer’ Rhetoric”

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Colorado Springs Shooter Arraigned + More News

Anderson Lee Aldrich (mugshot via Colorado Springs Police Dept)
Some news items I think are worth your time: • CNN: Authorities have released the mugshot (above) for Anderson Lee Aldrich, the accused gunman in the deadly Club Q massacre that left five dead and 17+ more injured. Hit the link for the latest developments. Continue reading “Colorado Springs Shooter Arraigned + More News”

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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”