Shannon WattsNov 20, 2022

BREAKING: A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs killed five people and wounded 18 others overnight. Police are describing it as a “hate attack.”

The venue is described as a gay and lesbian nightclub that hosts theme nights including karaoke and drag shows. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/20/colorado-springs-lgbtq-clubq-shooting/

Live updates: Suspect in deadly LGBTQ club shooting was subdued by patrons, Colorado police say

Colorado Springs police said five people were killed and at least 25 were injured in the shooting at the Club Q nightclub. The suspect was hospitalized.

The Washington Post
Show threadAlan Bucknam
@shannonrwatts CW for violence, please, Shannon.
Nov 20, 2022 at 4:42pmMetatext
Show threadSiyehNov 20, 2022
@bucknam are you LGBTQ?
Show threadAlan BucknamNov 20, 2022
@pandemoniumcrutch an ally in Colorado who has had enough friends directly impacted by so many shootings in this state that it’s hard to talk about, much less have unexpectedly pop up on a site I came to explicitly because it had things like CWs built into the infrastructure.
Show threadSiyehNov 20, 2022
@bucknam sounds like a conversation to have with your friends who *are* directly impacted by violence first.
Show threadAlan BucknamNov 20, 2022
@pandemoniumcrutch since you don’t know me, my history, and the context I’ll let this slide but the fact that you don’t think I haven’t discussed this with folks says a lot about your assumptions, and makes me wonder why I engage with randos on the internet in the first place.