Police: Gunman who killed 5 at gay nightclub was subdued by patrons - POLITICO

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• GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’: GRIEF AND ANGER COLORADO SPRGS OVER GAY NIGHTCLUB SHOOTG
• ‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY

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ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

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‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’: GRIEF AND ANGER COLORADO SPRGS OVER GAY NIGHTCLUB SHOOTG

The laws are rarely voked, but the rights group says that they help legimize vlence and discrimatn agast gay people.

‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

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