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Nov 21, 2022 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Colorado Springs vigil honors LGBTQ club shooting victims

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People hold a vigil at a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on November 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A vigil at a makeshift memorial for the the Club Q mass shooting victims in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 20. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Colorado Springs church for a vigil on Sunday night honoring the five people killed in a mass shooting at a nearby LGBTQ nightclub.

The big picture: Club Q co-owner Matthew Haynes said at the vigil in All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church that, when the club opened 20 years ago, "you were not guaranteed any rights" if you were gay and it became a "safe haven," per Colorado Public Radio. "We've lost our family."

Community members gather at the All Souls Unitarian Church for a vigil in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub.
People gather for the vigil at the All Souls Unitarian Church. Photo: Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images
Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil and interfaith service for mass shooting victims in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mourners hold candles during a vigil at Temple Beit Torah in Colorado Springs on Nov. 20 in honor of the people who were killed in the nightclub shooting and to mark the Interfaith Transgender Day of Remembrance. Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil in honor of the lives that were lost at Temple Beit Torah nightclub shooting on November 20.
Mourners during a candlelight vigil in honor of the people who were killed in the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting. Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
People hold a vigil at a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on November 20, 2022 in Colgs, Colorado.
People at the memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
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