Colorado LGBTQ+ Club Shooting Comes As Hate Crimes Surge



A sanctuary of peaceful celebration and expression was torn apart when a gunman stormed the long-standing LGBTQ+ club, Club Q, in Colorado Springs. Though police have yet to confirm a motive, the assault comes amid a growing disturbing trend of surging anti-gay crimes. Hate crimes are increasing for the fourth year in a row, driven in larger U.S. cities by incidents targeting Asian, Jewish, and LGBTQ communities.

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21 comments

  1. Is it hate if the killer is trans?

  2. The hate crime allegation is a lie, the shooter is trans…I am sick of these news outlets reporting lies for the sake of their political agenda. Everything I have seen from the mainstream media is warped and twisted. The reporters should be charged criminally for intentionally deceiving the public

  3. Its not a hate crime. He is non binary and part of that community

  4. Once again, one of their own. Shooter is non binary LGBTQ. Pulse nightclub ring a bell?

  5. Wake up America their is no such thing as a hate crime because you're allowed to hate these people you're just not allowed to shoot them. Hate crimes are against the 1st amendment and should be tried by the supreme court.

  6. Reporting without the facts Just make it up BTW The shooter is not a hater of the non-binary, he is one of them non-binary and goes by they and them Facts anyone?

  7. Lololoolololol, hate speech the suspect is nonbinary 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

  8. And just like that the Truth comes out . A non binary person is responsible for the shooting. Hate crime by one of their own. 😕

  9. This attack was from a person who identify as non-binary.
    NBC is covering up important parts

  10. Shooter is a non-binary freak. The joke is on the LGBTQRSTUV "community" and their shitlib enablers – the real haters and obfuscators of reality!

  11. Just to clarify for anyone that chooses to cherry pick everything and insert words where they didn't exist, or assume things for no reason besides them wanting it to be true ….. Most people unless they have a phobia of some kind (which means having a fear of something – it has nothing to do with hate), most have no problems with transgender people at all. Zero problem with them being who they want to be. The problem is when they demand things they aren't any more entitled to than anyone else is entitled to. They have all the same basic human rights as their peers do. When any group starts demanding extra rights and privileges for no justifiable reason, and passing laws that say anytime that group is offended for any reason that it's discrimination, that's a HUGE problem that needs to be addressed and fixed quickly. That's the only problem here. Stay in your lane and follow the same laws that govern the other 98% of humanity. That's all that is asked. Whoever the moron is that shot this place up needs to be punished to the full extent of the law. There's no justifiable reason for that. And for all we know, it wasn't even a hate crime. Looks that way on the surface, but either way, it's wrong.

  12. RIP to my friend who died at the club. His name was Nih Kgur. He was a transracial, transsexual, transspecies, multi ethnic sexuality, SJW activist. He really enjoyed entertaining children with his drag queen shows. I hope Disney makes a memorial for him! Please pray for his family. He didn’t have a dad. His mom is a great feminist leader and is a leading member of the #metoo movement. She also is a vegan activist and is so brave for not eating meat. She owns a chihuahua. Please keep his/her/it/they/nick/her/zuzu/lulu family in prayers.

  13. But were they vaccinated?

  14. If only, next to the ammo shelf of every gun store, they also offered love and friendship as a product. In response to this latest tragedy, tomorrow morning, gun stores across Colorado will band together by placing signs in their windows that read: O P E N ⚰ ⚰ ⚰ ⚰ ⚰ NRA Hate is Russian Supported – j q t –

  15. To be clear…
    If you're found guilty of 5 murders, a hate crime charge adds no time to your sentence.

  16. GQP is a domestic terrorist organization

  17. Don't all murders fall under the definition of a hate crime

  18. How come I wasn't invited too hunting season

  19. not to justify but when you start talking about hate crimes surging and totally leave out black on white violence… not a good look when you pick and choose which hate crimes to harp on