Owner of Colorado LGBTQ Club: Shooting Comes Amid New 'Type of Hate' From Politicians

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Nic Grzecka’s voice was tinged with exhaustion as he spoke in some of his first comments since Saturday night's attack at Club Q, a venue Grzecka helped build into an enclave that sustained the LGBTQ community in conservative-leaning Colorado Springs.

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Authorities haven’t said why the suspect opened fire at the club before being subdued into submission by patrons, but they are facing hate crime chargesThe co-owner of the Colorado Springs gay nightclub where a shooter turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre said he thinks theis a reflection of anti-LGBTQ sentiment that has evolved from prejudice to incitement.

U.S. Army veteran Richard Fierro spoke during a news conference outside his Colorado home about his efforts to subdue the gunman in Saturday’s shooting at Club Q. “Lying about our community, and making them into something they are not, creates a different type of hate,” said Grzecka.

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This article is irresponsible and fomenting a hate of its own, implying a political party is responsible for this horrific shooting. The shooter by the way, has said he is non-binary and prefers they/them pro nouns. Doesn’t sound too MAGA to me..

Shooter was a non binary person like many of the people there.

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