(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) APThe shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs has many calling for those in queer communities to take their safety into their own hands. It was patrons’ actions that saved lives as the shooting unfolded inside Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 19 just before midnight. There’s no question about that.”It sparked a noticeable shift in how LGBTQ communities — and the prominent voices leading them — responded to the violence against their community. Many shared the phrase “we keep us safe” to advocate for more community members to follow the customers’ lead and defend their own safety. Savage detailed how LGBTQ people were arrested in bedrooms, evicted from apartments or fired from jobs, all for being queer.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2022 23:01 UTC