Although some said they were wary of crowds even before the fatal shooting in an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, other members of Houston's gay community felt it was important to be out Sunday.
, at least one bar was taking added precautions Sunday to ward off potential copycat shooters. A security guard at the Houston Eagle waved a metal detector over patrons’ bodies as they entered the bar, explaining the measure had been instituted due to the shooting in Colorado Springs.
Still, Potter worries after all the progress that has been made for LGBTQ rights, the United States may be taking a step backward— and the violence that comes with it. At George Country Sports Bar, a gay bar on Fairview Street, others echoed Potter's sentiments. The shooting was distressing, said Mark Jumonville, but he wouldn't let it intimidate him.
“I don’t go to any huge gay events like Pride or Halloween ... I just don’t feel comfortable, especially because there’s so much going on and I feel so overwhelmed,” said Trey Montez, 27, who was enjoying a drink at Crocker, a neighborhood gay bar.
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