city in and county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Colorado Shooting: Gunman who killed 5 at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes: The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at ...
apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-lgbtq-bar-shooting-335dd85c2f77727e36e7a776ebbe9d44
Families with trans kids flee to Colorado as other states ban gender-affirming care
cpr.org/2024/01/03/families-with-trans-choose-colorado-as-other-states-ban-gender-affirming-care/
Colorado House advances two name-change bills after contentious debate and anti-transgender rhetoric
denverpost.com/2024/03/01/colorado-legislature-name-change-bills-transgender/
Inside Out Youth Services relocating to site of former longtime gay bar in Colorado Springs
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New Inside Out community center for LGBTQ+ teens, young adults opens in Colorado Springs
gazette.com/nonprofit/new-inside-out-community-center-for-lgbtq-teens-young-adults-opens-in-colorado-springs/article_6691ca1e-ec79-11ee-9217-7fb23f455cd4.html
Lawsuit alleges Colorado lawmakers suppressed free speech on transgender name change bill
gazette.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-colorado-lawmakers-suppressed-free-speech-on-transgender-name-change-bill/article_78fd8141-9e48-527b-8f20-a1f5111dc95c.html
Club Q to change location, name after tragic mass shooting : Management received feedback from survivors and the families of victims.
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Colorado legal settlement would improve housing, care for trans women inmates: Taliyah Murphy received a letter in early 2018 about a soon-to-be-filed ...
gazette.com/news/courts/colorado-legal-settlement-would-improve-housing-care-for-trans-women-inmates/article_77bad49c-c1f5-11ee-b552-b3d370e071cc.html
Name change for felons, preferred names for students spark fierce debate in Colorado
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Boebert Spent Campaign Cash at Bar That Hosts Drag Shows: Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has made numerous hateful comments about LGBTQ people, spent campaign funds at ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/boebert-campaign-money-bar-drag-shows-1234854745/
Colorado libraries face increasing requests to remove or limit access to books and programming
denverpost.com/2023/10/14/colorado-book-bans-public-libraries/
Supreme Court Rules on Gay Rights Case: Live Updates: The decision appeared to suggest that the rights of L.G.B.T.Q. people, including to same-sex marriage ...
nytimes.com/live/2023/06/30/us/gay-rights-free-speech-supreme-court
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Ruling on LGBT Rights: Live Updates
- The Supreme Court backs a web designer opposing same-sex marriage.
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips.
- Some faith groups that traditionally opposed LGBT rights now support certain accommodations for same-sex marriage.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch, who authored today's opinion in favor of the web designer, previously authored a very different opinion from the court, ruling that a landmark law protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.
A year after Club Q: Events around Colorado Springs commemorate deadly attack: One year after an armed assailant unleashed a hail of bullets inside Club Q ...
gazette.com/special-coverage/continuing/club-q-shooting/a-year-after-club-q-events-around-colorado-springs-commemorate-deadly-attack/article_f2c6d062-8741-11ee-8363-1776ce4d4f0f.html
Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison, victim says 'devil awaits' defendant
apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-mass-shooting-suspect-sentencing-a66a937b8e590b506d457f671395c42d
Quick Glance: Club Q Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty, Faces Five Life Sentences
- The suspect in the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs last year will plead guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder on Monday, resulting in five life sentences. Five people died and 17 were injured at the LGBTQ club.
- According to Colorado Public Radio, Aldrich will receive five consecutive life sentences.
- There were speculations earlier this month that Aldrich would plead guilty, after expressing remorse to the Associated Press and stating that they are prepared to take responsibility.
- By taking a plea deal and pleading guilty, Aldrich is avoiding a trial, although victims will have the opportunity to read statements about the impact of the shooting on their lives.
Group of organizations to open LGBTQ+ resource, counseling, peer support center in Colorado Springs
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Club Q attacker sentenced to over 2,000 years in prison for mass shooting in Colorado
axios.com/2023/06/27/colorado-club-q-shooting-colorado-shooter-sentenced
Rich Fierro named grand marshal of Pikes Peak Pride Parade: Club Q hero Richard Fierro has been named the grand marshal for the 2023 Pikes Peak Pride parade ...
gazette.com/news/rich-fierro-named-grand-marshal-of-pikes-peak-pride-parade/article_96ca8818-fbdb-11ed-a664-47fdc997b972.html
A year after Club Q: Downtown Colorado Springs gathering celebrates trans victims of deadly shooting
gazette.com/special-coverage/continuing/club-q-shooting/a-year-after-club-q-downtown-colorado-springs-gathering-celebrates-trans-victims-of-deadly-shooting/article_ced2e578-87e2-11ee-9b88-bf2f0427cb00.html
Grand jury indicts New York woman on felony charges for allegedly making threatening phone calls to LGBTQ businesses in Colorado
cnn.com/2023/05/25/us/new-york-woman-indicted-lgbtq-threats-colorado/
Club Q anniversary: More public events announced to mark 1 year since Colorado Springs mass shooting
gazette.com/special-coverage/continuing/club-q-shooting/club-q-events-announced/article_31feed42-79cc-11ee-bc25-5fc4537cdb61.html
Pro-Trump violence didn't materialize. So what are extremist groups targeting now?
usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/06/16/despite-fears-extremists-dont-disrupt-trump-arraignment/70324624007/
Colorado Springs is known for its history of anti-LGBTQ hate. Last year's Club Q shooting highlighted the lack of places where the community would be wholly ... Show more abcn.ws/467TqxI
Gay Colorado Springs restaurant GM talks about her road to success: Sammie Flippen enjoys her job so much that it led to her meeting someone she now calls her ...
gazette.com/business/gay-colorado-springs-restaurant-gm-talks-about-her-road-to-success/article_26e05886-15dd-11ee-9530-8f464fd2a712.html
Club Q shooter moved out of Colorado due to “safety concerns”: Anderson Aldrich, the shooter who killed five people and injured 22 others in the Nov. 19 ...
denverpost.com/2023/11/10/club-q-shooter-anderson-aldrich-moved-wyoming-prison-safety-concerns/
LETTERS: Making Colorado Springs beautiful; proposed annexation is flawed: Making Colorado Springs beautiful
gazette.com/opinion/letters-making-colorado-springs-beautiful-proposed-annexation-is-flawed/article_6140754e-1c07-11ee-be37-1b74b3e179d8.html
Colorado Democratic lawmaker says some GOP colleagues want "to kill a lot of us"
axios.com/local/denver/2023/05/09/colorado-democratic-lawmaker-gop-wants-to-kill-a-lot-of-us
Veteran who subdued Club Q gunman to be honored at Pride parade: Richard Fierro was one of two patrons praised by authorities for disarming the suspect at Club Q ...
axios.com/2023/06/08/club-q-richard-fierro-pride-parade-colorado
How Colorado Springs, with a history of hate, built LGBTQ safe spaces after the Club Q shooting
abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-springs-history-hate-built-lgbtq-safe-spaces/story
Suspect in Club Q Attack Pleads Guilty to Murder Charges: The defendant faces life in prison on the murder charges under the plea agreement.
bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2023-06-26/suspect-set-to-plead-guilty-in-attack-that-killed-5-at-colorado-springs-sanctuary-for-lgbtq
NY woman charged over threats after Club Q shooting: Sharon Robinson, 40, allegedly told one Colorado venue it would get “shot up like Club Q”.
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Victims of Club Q shooting speak on anger and loss at sentencing: Ashtin Gamblin was the self-proclaimed door girl at Club Q, a face familiar to the many patrons ...
gazette.com/special-coverage/continuing/club-q-shooting/victims-clubq-impact-statements/article_d25e65ea-1466-11ee-b973-47344cca2803.html
Suspect in mass shooting at Colorado gay nightclub expected to take plea deal: The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to ...
apnews.com/article/shooting-gay-hate-colorado-guns-violence-nightclub-8a955d13cc8b018a11400e880f0d6a9e
With anti-drag laws on the rise, drag queens reclaim the art as form of protest: Drag is inherently political, former Club Q performers say.
goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/anti-drag-laws-rise-drag-queens-reclaim-form-99962221
Club Q is where they found love. It's also where they lost those they loved: Club Q is where James Slaugh and Jancarlos Del Valle, as well as Wyatt Kent and ...
goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/club-found-love-lost-loved-99962153
Colorado Springs Mourns the Loss of Five Lives and a Haven: The victims included caring bartenders who wanted to make people feel at home ...
nytimes.com/article/victims-colorado-springs-shooting.html
Quick Glance: Colorado Springs Victims: The Town Mourns the Loss of Five Lives Following a Shooting
- They took care of everyone.
- And now Mr. Rump and Mr. Aston were gone, two of the five people slain when a gunman opened fire on Saturday night in the club that was a favorite hangout for Colorado Springs' L.G.B.T.Q. community.
- The identity of the five fatalities were revealed late Monday afternoon by the Colorado Springs Police Department: Mr. Aston and Mr. Rump, as well as Kelly Loving, Raymond Green Vance, and Ashley Paugh, all club patrons.
- "He genuinely loved Club Q," said Ms. Green.
- Mr. Aston, a transgender guy of 28 years old, relocated to Colorado Springs two years ago.
One year ago, five people were killed in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub that left a small Colorado community grieving.
More than a dozen others were also ... Show more abcnews.visitlink.me/33HhYH
Gunned down in LGBTQ+ safe space, these Club Q survivors refuse to hide in fear: The Club Q tragedy changed how survivors think of safety in the LGBTQ community.
goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/gunned-lgbtq-safe-space-club-survivors-refuse-hide-99962150
Suspect in Colorado Springs Shooting Can Be Tried for Hate Crimes, Judge Says: An arraignment was set for May 30, when a trial will likely be scheduled ...
nytimes.com/2023/02/23/us/colorado-springs-shooting-hate-crimes.html
In Colorado Springs school district divided over pronouns, staff conduct policy will look different than expected
gazette.com/premium/in-colorado-springs-school-district-divided-over-pronouns-staff-conduct-policy-will-look-different-than/article_3f76fcd4-c366-11ed-9d0e-7725be4faf62.html
Army veteran helped disarm gunman in Colorado LGBTQ club shooting: Fierro is one of two people police are crediting with saving lives by subduing a 22-year-old ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/army-veteran-helped-disarm-gunman-in-colorado-lgbtq-club-shooting
Accused Colorado Springs Club Q Shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich Charged With 305 Counts
thedailybeast.com/accused-colorado-springs-club-q-shooter-anderson-lee-aldrich-charged-with-305-counts
Man accused in Colorado gay bar shooting facing murder and hate crime charges: Court records show the man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/patrons-in-colorado-gay-club-shooting-hit-gunman-with-his-own-weapon
Battered Colorado Springs shooting suspect appears in wheelchair at hearing: The suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at a Colorado ...
reuters.com/legal/colorado-springs-shooting-suspect-appears-before-judge-video-link-2022-11-23/
GUEST COLUMN: Legislation, rules threatens transgender people's rights: In America over 500 bills have been proposed this year alone, all against transgender ...
gazette.com/opinion/guest-column-legislation-rules-threatens-transgender-peoples-rights/article_51ed8296-d79f-11ed-9908-ef6fa269313b.html
Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ community has long struggled to find a 'safe space': Finding a place for rainbows in a sea of red has often been a struggle for those who ...
gazette.com/special-coverage/continuing/club-q-shooting/colorado-springs-lgbtq-community-has-long-struggled-to-find-a-safe-space/article_8547643a-7265-11ed-a290-7fa293395b4f.html
The Pulse and Club Q shootings shut down her local bars. She’s fighting to protect the next generation's LGBTQ+ safe spaces.
goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/pulse-club-shootings-led-black-trans-woman-fight-99901359
United Methodist Church loses more congregations, including some from Colorado, over same-sex marriage schism
gazette.com/life/faith-values/united-methodist-church-loses-more-congregations-including-some-from-colorado-over-same-sex-marriage-schism/article_050e3650-1480-11ee-8688-f393568ab28f.html
Accused Colorado LGBTQ club shooter back in court for preliminary hearing: The individual accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Colorado LGBTQ ...
reuters.com/world/us/accused-colorado-lgbtq-club-shooter-back-court-preliminary-hearing-2023-02-22/
Colorado Springs Prepares For Its First Pride Parade Since the Club Q Shooting: Tens of thousands are expected to gather at Pride—not just to see the performers ...
time.com/6286187/colorado-springs-pride-parade-club-q-shooting/
Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs where five people were killed in a mass shooting in November, announced this week that it will reopen by the ... Show more https://nyti.ms/3YSEHSH
Why the Far Right Is Fixated on Drag Queens: The ACLU’s Chase Strangio draws the connection between the global antidemocratic movement and rising anti-LGBTQ ...
theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/12/why-the-far-right-is-fixated-on-drag-queens/672410/
Club Q owner says Colorado Springs shooting comes amid a new 'type of hate'
pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-owner-says-colorado-springs-shooting-comes-amid-a-new-type-of-hate
‘Master Of Silly Business' Among 5 Dead In Colorado Shooting: Daniel Aston would let loose on a typical night at the Club Q in Colorado Springs as a bartender ...
huffpost.com/entry/colorado-springs-shooting-victims_n_637b8efbe4b0c5739622d677
Colorado Springs shooting suspect had Club Q sketch, gun parts at home: The suspected shooter also ran a neo-Nazi website.
axios.com/2023/02/23/club-q-shooting-suspect-hearing
Gay club owner: Shooting comes amid a new 'type of hate': The co-owner of Colorado Springs’ Club Q said that anti-LGBTQ hate has evolved from prejudice to ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/gay-club-owner-shooting-amid-new-type-hate-93928895
Colorado police prioritize proper pronouns, names of shooting victims: Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez read the preferred pronouns and names of the ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/22/colorado-police-shooting-victims-pronouns-lgbtq/
Alleged Club Q shooter is nonbinary, defense says: The alleged shooter who authorities say killed five people and injured 18 others at a Colorado Springs, Colo ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3747726-alleged-club-q-shooter-is-nonbinary-defense-says/
LGBTQ chorus in Colorado Springs unifies community with song: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Below the vaulted dome and dark wood beams of a church in Colorado ...
apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-business-colorado-springs-ebcfb0d6a41a85fc40dafbb289ae8631
New York woman faces federal charges for threats made to Colorado LGBTQ+ businesses
gazette.com/news/courts/colorado-lgbtq-businesses-threats/article_6f369dec-fa9a-11ed-a7e6-0f254df3a44d.html
Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q announces plan to reopen after deadly mass shooting shuttered the LGBTQ ‘safe space’
cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/club-q-shooting-colorado-springs-reopening-plan/
Voices in harmony: Choir helps Colorado LGBTQ community heal: A gay men’s choir in Colorado Springs is working to foster solidarity and healing after a shooting ...
csmonitor.com/USA/2022/1202/Voices-in-harmony-Choir-helps-Colorado-LGBTQ-community-heal
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‘I hope more shootings happen’: The rise of anti-LGBTQ extremism in America: The US is experiencing a growth in anti-LGBTQ extremism fuelled in part by ...
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Patrons in Colorado gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon: As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, one patron rushed into action ...
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Paid articlePaid Some say gay club shooting was 'desecration' of safe space: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs ...
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Live updates: Club patron subdued shooter with the attacker’s own gun, officials say
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/21/colorado-springs-clubq-shooting-live-updates/
Live updates: Investigation into Colorado Springs shooting: At least five people were killed and 25 others were wounded in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub ...
cnn.com/us/live-news/colorado-springs-club-q-shooting-11-21-22/
I’m a Pulse survivor. Rightwing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric made the Club Q massacre inevitable
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/23/club-q-colorado-springs-shooting-pulse-orlando
Colorado governor visits shooting site as community heals: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In a crowded brewery, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis embraced Richard Fierro ...
apnews.com/article/shootings-colorado-jared-polis-springs-d1cd7a3648d0569cfe4e29c97831530c
Colorado Springs reckons with past after gay club shooting: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — When officials unfurled a 25-foot rainbow flag in front of Colorado ...
apnews.com/article/religion-crime-shootings-colorado-denver-77d6406f82f4fa3afdfd1b2519b4e8a0
Club Q Suspect Anderson Aldrich Shown Battered in Booking Photos, Court: Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, is accused of killing five people and injuring many others ...
newsweek.com/club-q-suspect-anderson-aldrich-shown-battered-booking-photos-court-1761941
Colorado Springs police said they made an effort not to misgender Club Q victims. Here’s why that matters
cnn.com/2022/11/23/us/colorado-springs-shooting-victims-pronouns-cec/
“An Act of Hate”: 5 Dead in Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Club on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance
democracynow.org/2022/11/21/club_q_colorado_springs_nightclub_lgbtq
Club Q shooting suspect ran neo-Nazi site, used gay slurs, detective testifies: Anderson Lee Aldrich was captured on surveillance footage storming into Club Q – ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/22/colorado-springs-shooter-nazi-club-q/
AOC Slams Lauren Boebert's 'Anti-LGBT Hate' After Colorado Springs Shooting: The outspoken progressive Democrat accused her Republican colleague of spreading ...
newsweek.com/aoc-slams-lauren-boeberts-anti-lgbt-hate-after-colorado-springs-shooting-1760934
Quick Glance: AOC Slams Lauren Boebert's 'Anti-LGBT Hate' Following Colorado Springs Shooting
- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, chastised her House colleague Representative Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, on Sunday for her anti-LGBTQ language in the aftermath of the Colorado Club Q massacre.
- "The news out of Colorado Springs is absolutely awful," tweeted Boebert.
- "[Lauren Boebert] you have played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
- "After Trump elevated anti-immigrant & anti-Latino rhetoric, we had the deadliest anti-Latino shooting in modern history," Ocasio-Cortez added.
Biden calls veteran credited with taking down Club Q gunman: President Biden on Tuesday called Richard Fierro, an Army veteran who has been credited with taking ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3746653-biden-calls-veteran-credited-with-taking-down-club-q-gunman/
Suspect accused of killing five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs last month faces 305 charges, including first-degree murder ... Show more https://abcn.ws/3HcgCkf
Judge refuses to halt Colorado ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children: A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a 2019 Colorado law banning ...
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The Colorado Springs shooting is the sixth mass killing this month, leaving the community to mourn the loss of five Club Q patrons and employees and dozens ... Show more coloradohealingfund.org http://bit.ly/3UXRlhI
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