LBGTQ+ resources and how to help in the wake of the Club Q shooting
Just before midnight on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, a shooting occurred at Club Qin Colorado Springs, Colo., leaving five people dead and 25 injured. This attack at an LGBTQ+ nightclub happened the night before Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20. While a suspect is in custody and investigators are determining a motive, the attack comes less than two years after a gunman killed 10 people in a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colo., and six years after another gunman killed 49 people at the Florida LGBTQ nightclub Pulse.
As our cities, state and country grieve yet another mass shooting, we hope to offer resources that may assist those who are processing these events.
Please don’t hesitate to take care of yourself and your loved ones during this difficult time.
The City of Colorado Springs will be offering services to residents at a Community Resource Expo. The expo will be held at the UCCS Kevin W. O’Neill Cybersecurity & Research Center, 3650 North Nevada Avenue, on the following dates and times:
- Monday, November 21, 2022, from 8:00AM to 7:00PM
- Tuesday, November 22, 2022, from 8:00AM to 7:00PM
- Wednesday, November 23, 2022, from 8:00AM to 7:00PM
The expo will provide mental health resources, spiritual support, emotional support animals, childcare, emergency financial resources, LGBTQ+ support, meals, and other services.
Community Resources
- Providers offering therapy (link is external) for those impacted. This list is being updated regularly by providers.
- Red Cross 1-800-RedCross for mental and spiritual guidance
Colorado Crisis Services 1-844-493-8255, or text “TALK” to 38255 This hotline will connect you to a crisis counselor or trained professional. The staffer will assess risk and determine if a mobile response is necessary.
- If a mobile response is necessary, the Mobile Response Team or Community Response Team will strive to make contact within one hour in Colorado Springs or two hours outside Colorado Springs.
- Diversus Health: Offers a 24/7 walk-in crisis center for crisis services and counseling for all ages, regardless of ability to pay. You can request an appointment here or visit 115 S. Parkside Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.
- UC Health has also assembled an excellent resource page that includes helpful tips and recommendations for taking care of yourself, and others, during times of crisis like this.
- The Trevor Project offers 24/7 help for LGBTQ youth. Learn more about how to get help.
- The#BoulderStrong Resource Center has therapists provided by Mental Health Partners. The center encourages victims, families, first responders and the Boulder community to seek support when coping with psychological and emotional effects associated with the Boulder Table Mesa tragedy.
- The center is located at 2935 Baseline Rd in Boulder.
- Hours:
- Monday - Wednesday from 10am - 6pm
- Thursday from 12pm (noon) - 8pm
- Friday from 10am - 6pm
- Saturdays from 11am - 4pm
- Closed on Sundays
- Inside Out Youth Services in Colorado Springs
- Fort Collins LGBTQ Social Alliance
- gaycolorado.org
How Can You Help?
- Club Q has selected the Colorado Healing Fund, which is part of Colorado Gives, as their preferred center for donations.
- Fundraiser for Tara (DJ T-Beatz) injured @Club Q
- Support for the Club Q Families and Survivors
Giving Blood
Blood donations are always needed. If you are able to donate blood, consider the following resources:
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A man who survived a weekend shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs says he wants to be resilient and won't be "taken out by some sick person.” Another survivor says the shooting left him feeling hopeful and surrounded by community support.
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The co-owner of Colorado Springs’ Club Q said that anti-LGBTQ hate has evolved from prejudice to incitement. In one of his first interviews since Saturday night’s mass shooting, Nic Grzecka told the Associated Press that politicians calling transgender people “groomers” breeds violence.
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The shooting at a popular queer bar in Colorado Springs left five dead and at least 25 injured. It also follows a midterm election season marked by messaging and misinformation attacking the LGBTQ community.
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The Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that left five people dead and many more injured is raising questions about the state’s red flag gun law and the sheriffs who oppose it.
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State Rep. Tom Sullivan said Tuesday he was “saddened” to hear the office’s director is not accepting interview requests to talk about the tragedy in Colorado Springs.
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The alleged shooter facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub has been ordered held without bail in an initial court appearance.
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The mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs is a tragedy that underscores a troubling pattern of hate crimes against the LGBTQ community in the Mountain West.
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Colorado's LGBTQ+ community is still reeling from the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs over the weekend. Authorities are investigating the attack and the suspect will appear in court after being discharged from the hospital. Meanwhile, relief efforts for people impacted by the shooting are underway. Larry Ryckman, editor for the Colorado Sun, joined KUNC All Things Considered Host Nikole Robinson Carroll to discuss the latest developments.
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In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ community — a safe space where many felt they could just be themselves. But that was shattered this weekend when a gunman entered the club as people were drinking and dancing, killing five people and injuring 25 others.
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The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs is being held on murder and hate crimes charges. The charges surfaced in online court records Monday, two days after the attack that killed five people and wounded many others.