A Kansas man has been indicted on charges of threatening to bomb and “commit a mass shooting” at an LGBTQ pride event this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee.
Christopher Sanders, executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project, a statewide LGBTQ group based in Nashville, said that despite the threats, the community “will come together to honor our past and build power to face our challenges.”
“Pride is a celebration of our lives, especially when they are under threat by terrorizing forces,” he wrote in an email. “The climate is more dangerous for our community this year, but Pride gatherings have been a source of strength for over 50 years.”uptick in anti-LGBTQ demonstrations across the U.S.
And earlier this month, the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ people in the U.S. — the first time it has done so in its 40-year history — in response to the unprecedented spike in state legislation targeting LGBTQ people.
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