Suspect in Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting faces murder and hate crime charges

Metro Weekly in an interview she’s hopeful and optimistic that the “cured” ballots will break in her favor, determining the winner of the race.“It’s strange, but I always felt calm about this race in a lot of ways,” she says. “I felt there was a chance I could actually win because I was born in Trenton, I grew up here, and I know my city enough to know I wouldn’t have problems getting elected as an openly LGBTQ person.

Marsha Dimes has had a busy year. In 2022, Marsha and the Sisters-in-Action raised a total $38,891 for North Texas LGBTQ charities.

It was far from fluent from Celtic but a dominant display against Livingston saw Kyogo and an own goal from Ayo Obileye restore their nine-point lead at the top of the Premiership with a 2-1 victory.

Massachusetts has a history of leading when it comes to electing “first of” LGBTQ+ politicians and policy. Governor-elect Maura Healey is no exception as a queer trailblazer herself. Congressman Gerry Studds became the first out member of Congress when he was forced to reveal his gayness in 1983 after it was revealed he'd had "a relationship" with a 17-year-old male page.

Those familiar with RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Miz Cracker will be aware she’s a clever queen, so we were expecting something a bit higher concept than an average drag show – and that’s exactly what we got with Who’s Holiday. It’s essentially a Dr Seuss story for grown ups: Cracker plays the role of an adult Cindy Lou-Who who gets knocked up by the Grinch and ends up running off and marrying him. We catch up with Cindy after a stint in jail – she’s attempting to throw a Christmas party, but unsurprisingly, not many people want to hang out with an ex-convict who married a monster.

And when I said I just wanted to be friends so I didn’t lead you on after an unplanned hookup you wanted nothing to do with me because there was nothing to gain anymore.

In the wake of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, some LGBTQ+ nightclubs in other cities are preparing for what to do if they face such a situation.For instance, the Atlanta Police Department and the Mayor’s Division of LGBTQ Affairs held an active shooter and “stop the bleed” training at Future, a club in that city, TV station WAGA reports. It took place Monday, the one-month anniversary of the Club Q tragedy, in whic five people were killed and more than 20 injured.“The thought that we would even have to offer this training is concerning, but we want to be prepared,” Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told the station.There have been threats against LGBTQ+ spaces in Atlanta.

Members of Islamic police enforcing sharia law in the northern Nigerian state of Kano arrested 19 men and women yesterday, accusing them of attending a same-sex marriage.A spokesperson for the religious police, known locally at the hisbah, said they acted after receiving a tip about the alleged wedding. Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the conservative African country, punishable with prison sentences of 10 to 14 years under state law, and by death under sharia religious law.“Our men broke into the venue where a gay couple was holding a wedding and arrested 19 men and women, including the wedding planner,” Lawan Ibrahim Fagge told the Agence France Press in a statement.Fagge told the BBC the hisbah would counsel the 15 men and four women and their families before deciding whether to hand them over to the country's police.“We’ll explore the avenue of change before we charge them in court,” Fagge said.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Bianca Del Rio has taken on a new role as host of Drag Race aftershow, The Pit Stop.

The Islamic police force in Nigeria have arrested 19 Muslims who are accused of attending a same-sex wedding on 18 December.

Telehealth platform MISTR, known for providing free pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexually transmitted infection testing, has partnered with RuPaul’s Drag Race star Willam and drag icon Jackie Beat to release a holiday music video that has us all hiding our Christmas candy.The song, titled “MISTR Wonderland,” features the blush-worthy quips Beat and Willam are known for next to “The MISTRs,” a sexy group of men who dance around in their speedos and Santa hats.The video begins with The MISTRs driving up to a house party as the music begins. Willam wakes up Beat saying, “Jackie, wake up, there’s boys!” Viewers are then transported into MISTR Wonderland, where the tune of “Winter Wonderland” plays with lyrics encouraging people to take their sexual health into their own hands by signing up for MISTR’s free PrEP services.Lyrics like “If a hunky Santa in a cock ring is coming down your chimney, don’t forget, thanks to MISTR you can stuff your stocking with candy canes and gingerbread and PrEP” encourage people to practice safer sex even if they’re feeling “slutty, thirsty, or sleazy.”The video comes in tandem with the health platform launching its first HIV long-term care program on World AIDS Day.

This is a case for the FBI — or at least Andy Cohen. Heather Gay reveals her black eye to her Real Housewives of Salt Lake City costars in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Wednesday, December 21, episode — and attempts to dodge questions about how the injury went down on their San Diego girls’ trip.

Trans rights activist Henry Berg-Brousseau, who worked to oppose anti-transgender legislation in his home state of Kentucky before going on to work with the Human Rights Campaign, died Friday at the age of 24.His mother, Kentucky Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg, said Berg-Brousseau died by suicide.In a statement posted on Twitter via Bluegrass Politics, Berg said that her son had spent his life “working to extend grace, compassion, and understanding to everyone, but especially to the vulnerable and marginalized.”She added that “this grace, compassion, and understanding was not always returned to him” as a transgender man.

Children born outside of the UK to British parents in same-sex relationships have been left stateless by the Home Office, according to The Guardian.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into Granbury Independent School District in Texas after the superintendent ordered that school libraries remove any books dealing with LGBTQ+ topics.In January, Superintendent Jeremy Glenn met with district librarians and directed them to remove the books.

A man who used online therapy service BetterHelp has claimed a therapist told him to “stop being gay” if he wanted to reconnect with his family.

Taylor Small, the first out trans legislator, got engaged to her long-term partner outside the White House on 13 December.

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Joan Collins and Jaclyn Smith looked incredible on Sunday night when they had a 'ladies of the '80s' reunion at famed designer Mark Zunino's glitzy holiday party.The iconic Dynasty star, 89, and the Charlie's Angels stunner, 77 – who recently enjoyed a very flirty workout session with her fourth husband – sat side by side and posed for a picture, producing the ultimate Christmas present for fans. 'A fabulous Christmas party,' captioned Collins, posting the picture to her Instagram account. 'TV's leading ladies of the 80s!'  Christmas miracle: Joan Collins, 89, and Jaclyn Smith, 77, looked incredible on Sunday night when they had a 'ladies of the 80s' reunion at famed designer Mark Zunino's glitzy holiday party'Always a wonderful time with you two!!!' commented Mark Zunino, the illustrious host of their A-list evening.

SINGAPORE: The cryptocurrency ecosystem - which has taken a hammering after reaching euphoric highs last year - is expected to be more regulated moving forward, forcing players to be more diligent in following the rules, said one observer.

With the referral of former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice on at least four criminal charges, the crescendo was reached for the much-heralded House Select Committee on January 6 opus. This was a first in the long history of the U.S. Congress that a criminal referral for a former or current U.S.

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church stands on the corner of Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs.

A Black transgender man was found dead in Philadelphia last week, having apparently suffered blunt force trauma to his head.The body of Mar’Quis “MJ” Jackson was discovered Wednesday in the backyard of a home in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents reports. He hadn’t come home two days earlier, December 12, which was his 33rd birthday. His mother called several of his friends and acquaintances, and she eventually reached the occupant of the residence where his body was found.

In the wake of accusations that gay Republican Congressman-elect George Santos falsified his résumé, the gay Democrat he defeated in a New York congressional district in November, says it was clear to him that Santos was not what he claimed to be.“My campaign has been calling out [Santos's] scams and lies about himself for several months. We've worked to raise many of these issues,” Robert Zimmerman said in a statement posted on Twitter.  Santos beat Zimmerman by eight percentage points to win an open seat in New York’s Third Congressional District, which covers most of the north shore of Long Island.

Less than a month after the founder of Gays Against Groomers, Jamiee Michell, appeared on Tucker Carlson’s program to an estimated 3.2 million nightly viewers, a group of anti-drag queen protesters entered the office of gay New York City Council member Erik Bottcher Monday about 3 p.m., according to the New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner’s press office. “Once inside, the individuals wrote graffiti on the walls of an office within the building,” the NYPD told The Advocate. “Two female individuals, without permission to do so, entered the residence and were placed under arrest.” The two were charged with criminal trespassing. Two hours later, people saying they were with the group Gays Against Groomers surrounded Bottcher’s Chelsea apartment building, the council member said. Bottcher told The Advocate Monday night that the vandalism at his office and the situation with the protesters storming his building stemmed from a drag queen story hour at a local library over the weekend.“I attended a drag queen story hour in Chelsea and saw the protest activity outside with signs with vile, hateful anti-LGBTQ language.

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Christmas Eve conjures for many a combination of the religious, spiritual, and familial. But for LBGTQ+ people, this can also mean being separated from either the tradition they and their family have followed or the queer aspect of themselves.As the senior minister of Boston’s Arlington Street Church, Kim Crawford Harvie, told The Boston Globe, “I think a lot of queer people go to church because that’s kind of what you do in the holidays — you have this strange homing instinct to go to a candlelight service or a Christmas Eve service.”She continued, “But if you’re queer, you don’t bring all of yourself to most of those places.”Crawford told the paper that some holiday services can force people back into the closet or make them avoid "practicing" their sexuality — "whatever that means.""But I think saying: ‘no, we want all of you here, we want you to bring your whole self’ is so important," she explained. Arlington Street Church is Unitarian Universalist, a denomination known to be accepting of LGBTQ+ people.

A Texas schools superintendent was secretly recorded telling librarians to pull off shelves books related to LGBTQ people and issues, and other books that “do not conform,” whether they like it or not, because the county is “conservative,” and he was getting complaints. Shortly after, the school district pulled 130 titles, mostly with LGBTQ themes, according to a report by NBC News, The Texas Tribune, and ProPublica.

 During season five episode seven, Jamie Dutton hatched a plan to impeach his father as Governor of Montana at urging of Sarah Atwood. However, the biggest moment of the night came when Clara, took part in the show's first lesbian kiss.Clara, played by Lilli Kay, kissed a woman wearing a cowboy hat while at the Montana State Fair.Some fans slammed the Yellowstone for 'going woke' with the same-sex kiss via Twitter. Groundbreaking: During season five episode seven, Jamie Dutton hatched a plan to impeach his father as Governor of Montana at urging of Sarah Atwood.

Mother… has spoken. RuPaul has revealed which iconic Drag Race star should’ve taken home the crown on their season. 

GEMMA Collins has revealed her secret wedding plans ahead of tying the knot with her fiance Rami Hawash. The former The Only Way Is Essex star has revealed she wants to keep things "low key" for the big day. Gemma, 41, and Rami, 49, got engaged last year for the second time, eight years after their first engagement in 2013.

An anti-LGBTQ+ church in Texas labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center is looking for a new home after its lease was not renewed.The Stedfast Baptist Church and its various pastors have a history of delivering hateful anti-LGBTQ+, racist, and anti-Semitic rhetoric in its sermons, which the church later posts to social media. According to Pastor Jonathan Shelley, their religious beliefs are not popular in the local community and have made finding a location difficult.“I wanted to give you an update about our church location.

As You Like It is the first original show programmed by the new-for-2022 @sohoplace theatre in London’s West End. The venue opened in the autumn with a transfer of Marvellous, and is now staging its first show proper in the form of Josie Rourke’s take on this classic Shakespeare comedy.

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Lily Collins said she feels 'very grateful to the city of Paris' for allowing her show, Emily in Paris, to film there.The 33-year-old actress played Emily Cooper in the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, and Lily has relished the experience of filming in the French capital. 'I mean, shooting at the top of the Eiffel Tower will definitely go down in the books of something I never thought that I would get to say that I've done, let alone do, and it was just a real joy,' she remarked to Entertainment Weekly.

Colorado Springs police have now released the names of all five people killed at Club Q over the weekend and lauded two people they consider heroes.They held a press conference Monday afternoon to provide updates on Saturday's mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ club. The accused shooter is Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22.Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez identified the five victims who died and their pronouns.

(CNN) -- Once again, a mass shooting has rocked Colorado -- this time, in Colorado Springs.A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in the city shortly before midnight Saturday and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.At least two people inside Club Q confronted the gunman and prevented further violence, said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez. The suspect used a long rifle in the shooting, and two firearms were found at the scene, Vasquez said.The suspect is being treated at a hospital, police said.

Two heroic bystanders fought a gunman as he opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado at the weekend. Police have paid tribute to the two patrons for their brave actions, which saved countless lives.

Andy Cohen shared a heartfelt message with his fans on Sunday in reference to the devastating shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.On Sunday, the 54-year-old reality television personality wrote to his 4.9M followers that his heart broke 'for the victims in Colorado.''My blood boils thinking about the many, many elected Republicans who foment hatred against LGBTQ people on a daily basis and then wash their hands of these attacks,' he wrote on his Instagram Story. Devastated: Andy Cohen shared a heartfelt message with his fans on Sunday in reference to the recent shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs; seen in March 2022'The end result of dehumanizing an entire group of people is violence.

Colorado Police have identified the suspect responsible for the tragic shooting at Club Q.

Colorado Police have identified the suspect responsible for the tragic shooting at Club Q.

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At least are dead and 18 injured after a 22-year-old suspect entered Club Q in Colorado Springs Saturday night, Nov. 19, and started shooting, according to reports from numerous news outlets. CNN reports that several of the wounded are in critical condition.

A man entered the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just minutes before midnight on Saturday and “immediately” began shooting before patrons bravely intervened to subdue him, police said at a Sunday morning press conference. Five people were killed and at least 18 people were injured. It was the 601st mass shooting in America this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Police officials have identified a 22-year-old man who walked into a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub and began shooting patrons with a long gun.Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly walked into the club and, without hesitation, began firing around himself shortly before midnight Saturday, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said during a news conference Sunday morning.Five people died, and at least 18 were injured during the attack, but officials said the number could rise.According to Vasquez, at least two people inside the club stopped the gunman. “We owe them a great debt of thanks,” he said.The incident lasted just minutes. Police received numerous 911 calls starting at 11:56 p.m., officers were dispatched at 11:57 p.m., an officer arrived at midnight, and the suspect was detained at 12:02 a.m., police said.Lt.