Around the Castro, many bars and nightclubs have security and even have active shooter trainings amid the violence against the LGBTQ+ community. 'Because threats like this are something we hope we never have to deal with directly, but anticipate,' said a Castro bar owner.
"I think everyone on every community should try and support each other as much as they can and people who are suffering, people who don't feel safe, I think try and make yourself visible as someone who could be an ally. Or an advocate so people know there's someone to turn and somewhere to go," said Handler.
"It's a sad story. It keeps on happening -- Colorado, Florida, and everywhere else," said Khoury. "It bothers me a lot. Why do you have to commit these heinous crimes against people minding their own business?"Bay Area LGBTQ advocates say Colorado Springs nightclub shooting likely fueled by anti-gay rhetoric
The owner of the Lookout Bar says they have security seven nights a week, and that most of the larger bars in the Castro do too.
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