Anyone paying attention cannot feign shock at what happened late Saturday night at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Club Q was not simply “a nightclub.” It was one of the only safe places for LGBTQ people to gather in Colorado Springs. Brandon Ridgway, right, holds his partner Ross Logan during the Club Q vigil at ReelWorks in Denver, Colorado, on Nov. 21, 2022. There’s little doubt that the mass shooting at Club Q is the horrific result of rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment. People visit a makeshift memorial near Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado.