Community Shares of Colorado Statement on the Club Q Attack

Words, as they often do, fail to fully encompass the feelings reverberating through our community in
the wake of Sunday morning’s attack at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Anger, fear, horror, terror, rage,
grief, sadness – each applies, but none wholly explain what so many of us are feeling. Thoughts and
prayers, the constant refrain we hear from our leaders, are words that fail us time and time again. Our
words, when we call for change – for new laws and restrictions on guns – fall too often on ears that
refuse to hear us. So yet once more, a community is left reeling from the devastation wrought by hatred
and unfettered access to weapons.

Colorado is no stranger to tragedy, and the lives lost or derailed by the shooting at Club Q are another
shameful feather in our cap. The time for real, effective policy change has long since passed. Every
Coloradan deserves to feel safe in their communities, among their friends and chosen family, without a
nagging fear of when the next violent attack will strike. Our schools, grocery stores, bars, and
restaurants are part of the fabric of our communities and should be places we feel safe.
Community Shares of Colorado, our board and staff, stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and
the Club Q family in demanding justice. We stand together in mourning. We mourn the lives lost to yet
another senseless tragedy. We mourn the hope and peace shattered in what was meant to be a safe
space. We mourn the pernicious failures of our society that allow rampant gun violence and hatred to
continue hurting our communities.

Robin Wood-Mason
Chief Executive Officer
Community Shares of Colorado

Resources:
Colorado Crisis Services hotline: Call 1-844-493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 to speak with a trained
counselor or professional.
Inside Out Youth Services: provides support and resources for LGBTQIA2+ youth in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Healing Fund has opened a fund for victims and families impacted by the shooting.