The vigil, led by Terry George, was in memory of the five victims who lost their lives in Colorado
. “We wanted to show solidarity. On this occasion, it seems that a lot of people didn’t know this shooting had happened. It seems to have gone unnoticed by a lot of people.
Hundreds turned out for the vigil in Lower Briggate after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colarado “It was about raising awareness and letting people know there’s still hatred and homophobia around the world, even though we live in a bubble in Leeds - certainly in the city centre. We find we’re safe and people are accepting of us. But homophobia is still rife outside our area.”
A witness to the Colorado shooting said the suspect showed “no hesitation” when entering the club and opening fire.The suspect, wearing body armour, moved in a crouch through Club Q in Colorado Springs with a rifle at eye-level, firing at people gathered at the bar then spraying a dance floor with bullets. The alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, facesTerry added: “It almost takes you back to when we used to fight and struggle.
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