Survivors of last month's Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs will provide testimony at a House Oversight Committee hearing regarding anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, extremism and violence.
This year, Pride events, drag shows, LGBTQ-friendly medical institutions and more have all become prominent targets of violence, threats and protests.
Mourners gather outside Club Q to visit a memorial, which has been moved from a sidewalk outside of police tape that was surrounding the club, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Spring, Colo."From Colorado Springs to my own district in New York City, communities across the country are facing a terrifying rise of anti-LGBTQI+ violence and extremism," House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y.
More than 300 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced at the state level in the last year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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