The mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q that killed 5 and injured 16 more brought more conversation in Chicago about LGBTQ+ safety.
"This is a safe place for all yet we have to worry every single day because we identify as LGBTQ," Center On Halsted CEO Modesto Tico Valle said.
LGBTQ community centers, bars and other establishments in Chicago are on high alert after the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs that left five people dead.He said his team is always preparing for the worst-case scenario. "I have over 80 staff here and we are always planning for crisis management in the event that something awful would happen here at the center. My staff worry. My clients worry," Valle said.
The Behavioral Health Department at the Center on Halsted will have staff members available Monday night for anyone who needs help processing their emotions.Although the motive is unknown, some members of the LGBTQ community warn the current political climate is putting their safety at risk. "For me it is just a reminder how important it is that no community leader or political leader use the Lgbtq+community as a cheap shot to score their own political points for their own gain," Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson.
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