Herod, who grew up in Colorado Springs, is the first Black LGBTQ person to hold office in the Colorado General Assembly
Biden committed to continuing to press Congress for an assault weapons ban because "thoughts and prayers are just not enough"
A joint operation by police & the city of Colorado Springs corrected the totals to five fatalities, & 17 people sustaining gunshot wounds
“She was like a trans mother to me. I looked up to her- In the gay community you create your families, so it’s like I lost...
“I haven’t heard that he has not been cooperative, just simply that he has determined not to speak to investigators”
'I cannot believe this is happening in a place we call a safe space we had that taken from us tonight. My heart is shattered'
"As we mourn lives we’ve lost, let us resolve to continue building a country where every American can live free from fear & discrimination"
Gunman opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs
He ruled the Biden administration wrongly interpreted a provision barring health care providers from discriminating against LGBTQ+ Americans
The DoD removed restrictions on deployment & stopped discharges of servicemembers who are HIV positive provided they are asymptomatic
