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(In a Monday press conference identifying the victims, department representatives refrained from using gender-specific pronouns to describe the suspect. Sophia Diana, left, holds her friend Lex Chapman's hand during the vigil at the All Souls Unitarian Church. For years its marketed itself as an outdoorsy boomtown with a population set to top Denvers by 2050. Aldrich, who according to his attorneys identifies as non-binary, comes from a conservative Republican family. To be sure, most people share varying degrees of personal information with family, co-workers, friends, and other acquaintances and that is, perhaps, especially true of people in the LGBTQ community. In one of the organization's PDF handouts, Focus on the Family writes: "The Bible also teaches that sin has entered the world and affects every area of life. Brandon Wolf, Equality Florida press secretary and a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting, said the killings at Club Q were the result of years of hateful rhetoric toward LGBTQ people. Other local enforcement officials, including the El Paso County Sheriffs Office which has taken over custody of the suspect continued to refer to the suspect using he/him pronouns after the filing stating their gender identity. People gather at a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on Monday. Woman shot near CU Boulder overnight, suspect is at large, This is unprecedented": Avian flu has killed 12,000 birds in Colorado, Skygazers will have a great view Wednesday of two planets that look like they are almost touching, Letters: Proposed age limit for gun ownership in Colorado doesn't make sense, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. "We'd encourage you not to allow yourself to get locked into that category. Focus on the Family spokesperson Katie Anderson confirmed the sign was vandalized, but wouldnt comment on when the incident occurred. "Do you consider yourself a Christian? My book Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center traces how the SPLCoriginally a public-interest legal nonprofit representing poor people in the Southbecame a juggernaut of political fundraising, in part by suing white supremacist organizations into bankruptcy and then using that work to exaggerate the threat of hate groups and to scare donors into ponying up cash. The good news is that God made a way to deliver us from sin, through His Son, Jesus Christ!". Opinion: Colorado farms going fallow? COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Five people were hospitalized following a shooting on the east side of Colorado Springs on Tuesday evening. These [five] individuals gathered at Club Q with friends and loved ones, new and old, to be in community and to grieve all the lives lost to transphobia, the statement adds, calling the mass shooting an act of hate. Law enforcement says a gunman went into the establishment late on the night of Nov. 19 and opened fire, killing five and injuring 18 before he was taken down by a couple of patrons. We will not take violence against our community and our families lying down.. They merely follow the Bibles teaching on homosexual activity and gender, along with Jesus instructions to preach the Gospel and build up the church. Its a place full of art shops and breweries; megachurches and military bases; a liberal arts college and the Air Force Academy. Advocates say that when law enforcement or the media misgender a crime victim, it can add trauma and pain to a community that is already grieving. A general view of Club Q as police respond to the shooting. Daly noted a generational shift among Christian leaders away from the rhetorical style of his predecessor, Dr. James Dobson. Ever feel like the only difference between the New York Times and Washington Post is the name? On November 1920, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The SPLC has long branded mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as hate groups, placing them on a list with the likes of the Ku Klux Klan. At a hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors for the first time provided evidence related to why they charged the 22-year-old suspect with hate crimes as well as murder in the shooting at Club Q. City council debates revolve around issues familiar throughout the Mountain West, such as water, housing and the threat of wildfires. Contests & Promotions, 2023, Pikes Peak Television, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO, USA, Accidente de trenes en Grecia deja al menos 36 muertos y decenas de heridos, New housing opens for 59 homeless veterans on VA land in Los Angeles 6 years after 1,200 units were promised, He shot me! fatally wounded 9-year-old in Orlando shooting cried as she ran to mother, affidavit says. But in the face of anti-LGBTQ discrimination and hostility, many Colorado Springs residents established LGBTQ funds and advocacy groups, Colorado Springs Indy columnist Brandon Flanery wrote in 2020. Leia-jhene Seals hugs R.J. Lewis during the vigil at the All Souls Unitarian Church. Leslie Herod followed an opposite trajectory. After the shooting, Focus on the Familys president, Jim Daly, said that like the rest of the community he was mourning the tragedy. Incorrectly identifying a victim can slow down an investigation, confusing people who may have known them by the name they used in everyday life, the outlet reported. Thats usually the club that most people here in Oklahoma, when they take a trip out there, thats where theyre recommended to go for a safe space, Tempest Cartwright, who was best friends with a Club Q bartender who was killed in the shooting, told BuzzFeed News last year. The suspect accused of killing five people in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs ran a neo-Nazi website and used anti-gay slurs, a police detective testified on Wednesday. Stephanie Vigil was just elected to represent Colorado Springs in the state legislature. In the 1990s it became known as a home base for evangelical nonprofits and Christian ministries including the broadcast ministry Focus on the Family and the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Its headquarters have been in Colorado Springs since 1991. 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In 2016 she became the first openly LGBTQ and Black person elected to Colorados General Assembly, representing part of Denver. Opponents of these events often use language that conflates drag performers with trans people and dehumanizes LGBTQ people. Wilsons article doesnt mark the first time the Southern Poverty Law Center has suggested that anti-LGBT hate and conservative Christians may be responsible for a shooting at a gay nightclub. Some called the city an epicenter of organized homophobia. Among these, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftist organization notorious for demonizing conservative Christians who oppose the LGBT agenda, named Focus in an article tying anti-LGBTQ hate to the shooting. All Rights Reserved. Sin causes disconnection and separation from God and others. Woman shot near CU Boulder overnight, suspect is at large, This is unprecedented": Avian flu has killed 12,000 birds in Colorado, Skygazers will have a great view Wednesday of two planets that look like they are almost touching, Letters: Proposed age limit for gun ownership in Colorado doesn't make sense, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. I have been thinking for years, were in the middle of a transition about what Colorado Springs is, who we are, and what weve become, said Matt Mayberry, a historian who directs the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Focus on the Family, an evangelical organization in Colorado Springs, was recently vandalized in response to the mass shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub. At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors for the first time provided evidence related to why they charged 22-year-old Anderson Aldrich with hate crimes as well as murder in the Nov. 19, 2022, shooting at Club Q. This is a time for prayer, grieving and healing, not vandalism and the spreading of hate., Focus on the Family defines itself as a global Christian ministry dedicated to helping families thrive. The organization supports the anti-abortion movement in the abortion debate, and features anti-LGBT+ broadcasts, including Leaving Homosexuality and Finding Forgiveness and Transformed by Grace: Leaving Homosexuality to Follow Christ., The families of the five individuals killed in Saturday nights senseless attack are in our prayers, Daly said. Focus on the Family's Colorado Springs, Colorado, headquarters was vandalized on Thanksgiving with a message blaming the group for a recent mass shooting that killed five people and injured 18 others. We urge everyone to pray for peace and we also pray for the individual or group responsible for this mischievous and unwarranted defacing of our ministrys property.. Last year, SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks insisted that the Southern Poverty Law Center is not anti-Christian at all. If so, the least it could do is condemn the vandalism directed at Focus on the Family. The nonprofit organization has an evangelical focus. She said yes. She said she found community at Club Q when she would come back from college, but that sense of belonging didnt allow her to forget that people and groups with a history of anti-LGBTQ stances and rhetoric maintained influence in city politics. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. She is now running to become Denvers mayor. The message reads: "Their blood is on your hands. "We recognize the community is hurting in the aftermath of the reckless and violent actions of a very disturbed individual. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) When officials unfurled a 25-foot rainbow flag in front of Colorado Springs City Hall this week, people gathered to mourn the victims of a mass shooting at a popular gay club couldnt help but reflect on how such a display of support would have been unthinkable just days earlier. It was more welcoming than the rural part of Florida where he grew up. But even departments in cities with sizable LGBTQ populations, such as the Orange County Sheriffs Department in central Florida, can be careless in their interactions with LGBTQ victims and witnesses: In 2018, when investigating the death of Sasha Garden, a Black trans woman, the sheriffs office misgendered her and used descriptions that LGBTQ advocates said were damaging, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Club Q mass shooting survivor speaks out on her recovery for the first time. In another PDF handout, Focus on the Family encourages parents to tell their children that "Sin has confused them; they need God's help to follow Him," when discussing same-sex couples. In 2018, after three Black trans women were fatally shot in three separate instances in Jacksonville, Florida, the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office repeatedly refused to refer to the victims by their correct names and pronouns, ProPublica reported. But that may be irrelevant in court; as the Associated Press noted, hate crime laws focus on the victims, not the perpetrators. Police told 11 News partner The Gazette that the statement was spray-painted at some point during the wee hours of Thursday morning. Five This can make it difficult to discern whether police and media are using the right terms to describe them. The man suspected of killing five people and wounding 17 others at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub will face multiple murder and hate crime charges, Some trans people dont seek to change their legal names on identifying documents because of economic or logistical barriers, according to the ACLU. Heres why its harmful to misgender LGBTQ victims of crime, and why its important that Colorado Springs police took steps to honor LGBTQ advocates wishes and treat the Club Q victims with sensitivity and respect. It feels like the city is kind of at this tipping point, said Candace Woods, a queer minister and chaplain who has called Colorado Springs home for 18 years. Evidence markers are placed where a victim was found near Club Q. Paige H., Tyler Johnston, Keenan Mestas-Holmes and Altas Pretzeus embrace while paying their respects at a memorial in Colorado Springs on Sunday. In the 1990s, Colorado Springss Focus on the Family led the fundamentalist charge in support of Amendment 2, a Colorado ballot measure that banned municipalities from including LGBTQ people in their anti-discrimination policies. Colorado Springs voted 3 to 1 in favor of Amendment 2, helping make its narrow statewide victory possible. ET: This article has been updated to include comment from Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Vandals defaced a sign outside a local Christian ministry Thursday, accusing the organization of complicity in the horrific massacre at an LGBTQ+ nightclub. All Rights Reserved. Juan Chavez, left, hugs Jennifer Horn as they join other Club Q supporters outside the Colorado Springs City Hall on Wednesday. @Tyler2ONeil The Colorado Springs Police Department couldnt be reached for comment on Friday. Colorado Springs shooting victims The Colorado Springs Police Department identified the five people killed at Club Q as: Raymond Green Vance (he/him) We recognize the community is hurting in the aftermath of the reckless and violent actions of a very disturbed individual, said Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, in a Friday statement. Its opening sentence describes the shooting as coming after years of intensifying anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, acts of violence and intimidation, and discriminatory legislation from far-right individuals and groups, including powerful Republican politicians., After attacks on conservative commentators Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, and Candace Owens; Libs of TikTok owner Chaya Raichik; Florida Gov. Campaign phone Candidate name: Tom Strand. Bouquets of flowers and a sign reading "love over hate" are left near Club Q on Sunday. An estimated 5 million Americans tune into its weekly radio program, which is broadcast by more than 2,500 stations around the world. The graffiti was covered with large sheets of plastic and cardboard on Thursday afternoon. The suspect was apprehended by club patrons Richard Fierro and Thomas James as well as an unnamed trans woman, and later arrested by police. Police chief Adrian Vasquez took a basic but still relatively uncommon step when announcing the names of the five victims killed at Club Q, the beloved LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Focus on the Family is an evangelical organization founded in California in 1977. Wilson rounds out the article by quoting drag queens who claim there is a new atmosphere of confrontation and hostility at child-friendly performances around the state.. We must condemn in the strongest terms possible the taking of innocent life., After the vandalism, Daly said the shootings aftermath should be a time of prayer, grieving and healing, not vandalism and the spreading of hate., The families of the five individuals killed in Saturday nights senseless attack are in our prayers, Daly added in a public statement. Colorado Springs once had a reputation as an unwelcoming place for LGBTQ residents. We urge everyone to pray for peace and we also pray for the individual or group responsible for this mischievous and unwarranted defacing of our ministry's property.". Some conservative lawmakers and leaders have supported anti-LGBTQ legislation rooted in the same harmful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric espoused by extremist groups. When the Senate recently voted to codify same-sex marriage, holdouts included influential GOP Sens. David Zalubowski / AP. Joines said that detectives found a cellphone taped to a hat inside the suspect's car, leading detectives to believe they had considered livestreaming that night. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. The organization's website has numerous "resources" for sexuality. Earlier this month, a gunman opened fire at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing five and injuring 25 others. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Focus on the Family is the target of graffiti referencing the Club Q shooting. 2. The alleged shooter, whose defense attorneys have said uses they/them pronouns, ran a website and posted several videos of other mass shootings, including ones at synagogues and mosques mainly in Europe, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department's Rebecca Joines, the lead detective on the case. The influx of evangelical groups decades ago was at least in part spurred by efforts from the citys economic development arm to offer financial incentives to lure nonprofits. Left: Following the incident, someone tried to conceal the graffiti with a tarp and cardboard, but as of Friday the tarp had fallen off, leaving much of the wording visible. ", The article is written by Jeff Johnston. 2023 Cable News Network. Please check your inbox to confirm. There has been a concerted push to shed the citys reputation as Jesus Springs and remake it yet again, highlighting its elite Olympic Training Center and branding itself as Olympic City USA. Club Q was more than a night out. Human Rights Campaign, an organization fighting for LGBTQ rights, posted an article about Focus on the Family, calling the group one of the most well-funded anti-LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. Human Rights Campaign alleges that Focus on the Family uses the $515 million it has raised over the last five years to invest in public education campaigns against LGBTQ equality. This is a time for prayer, grieving and healing, not vandalism and the spreading of hate. Immediately following the shooting, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly told 11 News sister station CBS Denver that he mourned the tragedy and that the organization wanted to make it clear it stands against hate. / The organization states on its website that it believes marriage is between a man and a woman, and in 2014 spoke out against adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to non-discrimination laws, citing concerns about conflicts with religious liberties. More than one-third of residents are nonwhite twice as many as in 1980. Using the right name seems less like a thoughtful gesture than an obvious sign of respect for a victim and their loved ones. These are the victims of the Colorado club shooting. After the shooting, Joines said, she tried to interview the suspect at the hospital and they cried and asked if anybody was hurt. Adrian Vasquez, chief of the Colorado Springs Police Department, made an effort to use the right names and pronouns for the victims killed at Club Q. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) Two days after a shooter killed six people and then himself, police have released the names of those killed and the details of People pay their respects at a memorial display set up to remember the five victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A bartender who found a place to shine. The median age is 35. Discovery Company. Focus on the Family's Colorado Springs, Colorado, headquarters was vandalized on Thanksgiving with a message blaming the group for a recent mass The sign of the Colorado Springs headquarters of the evangelical Christian ministry Focus on the Family was defaced days after a gunman attacked the citys sole LGBTQ+ nightclub. Before the vandalism, numerous news outlets and left-leaning personalities had cited Focus on the Familys conservative Christian stances on homosexual activity while reporting on the shooting. Many right-wing extremist groups have narrowed their focus on drag performers who read books to children at local libraries or other venues. Try the Morning Bell and get the days most important news and commentary from a team committed to the truth in formats that respect your timeand your intelligence. Thank you. WebColorado Springs nightclub shooting. A rainbow flag is draped over the Colorado Springs City Hall on Wednesday, November 23, in honor of the victims of Club Q mass shooting. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/colorado-springs-reckons-with-past-after-club-q-shooting, Club Q owner says Colorado Springs shooting comes amid a new type of hate, Six killed when employee opens fire inside Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, Why far-right groups are increasingly targeting the LGBTQ community, Prosecutors pursue hate crime charges in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting. Will that affect potential hate crime charges? At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Wilson does not mention that Gordon Klingenschmitt, who runs the Pray in Jesus Name Project, condemned the shooting. The amendment passed, and Colorado earned the nickname the hate state, according to the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum. Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry dedicated to helping families thrive. Instead, the SPLC illustrated how some on the Left smear political opponents, even when they have nothing to do with the crime at issue. It reminded May of her beloved great-grandparents, who were religious. All rights reserved. The vandals added, Five lives taken.. Club Q had been considered a safe haven for LGBTQ people in the conservative community of Colorado Springs. Focus on the Family is privileged to be one of many organizations in our city positioned to help and support the needs of struggling individuals and families, he Focus on the Family headquarters sign vandalized in wake of Club Q shooting. The suspect had been to Club Q in 2021 and 2022 at least six times before the shooting, Joines said, and on Nov. 19 bought a ticket for a drag show there. Instead of relying on IDs or legal identifiers, Vasquez and the police department communicated with victims families through victim advocates, who provided the names and pronouns by which their loved ones were known, Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Pamela Castro told CNN in an email. However, these laws and policies allow dangerous individuals open admission to public accommodations. The accused, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, was also injured and taken to a local hospital. WebFocus on the Family - Visit Colorado Springs Home Focus on the Family 8605 Explorer Dr | Colorado Springs, CO | 80920 Main: (719) 531-3400 Map Website Overview Focus on the Family welcomes visitors to the ministry's Welcome Center in Colorado Springs. "I mean, there's a hell of a lot more than 5 deaths caused by focus on the family," one user tweeted. Over the last several decades, Focus on the Family which is based in Colorado Springs has developed into a nationally recognised, well-financed and influential conservative Christian ministry that has lobbied against LGBT+ rights and characterised LGBT+ identities as a particularly evil lie of Satan.. The suspect accused of killing five people in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs ran a neo-Nazi website and used anti-gay slurs, a police detective testified on Wednesday. It also accuses the evangelical group of conducting "conversion therapy" and claiming anti-bullying campaigns in schools promote homosexuality. "Needs fire.". Below you will find contact information and answers to a candidate questionnaire from The Gazette. Heres What We Know About The Victims Of The Shooting At A Gay Club In Colorado Springs, LGBTQ People Turned To Club Q For Safe Haven And Community Before The Deadly Colorado Springs Shooting. 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