Influencers and right-wing media double down on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric after Colorado shooting
Some right-wing media figures and influencers have doubled down on using inflammatory rhetoric against the LGBTQ community in the wake of Saturday night's shooting at a Colorado gay club that killed five people. The rhetoric reflects what LGBTQ advocates have been warning about for months, especially false claims that children are being sexualized or “groomed” by LGBTQ people and events. The motive of the Colorado shooter is unknown, but the prime suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, faces five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of bodily harm causing hate crimes, more commonly known as hate crimes. Aldrich's first court appearance…
