LETTER: Marblehead task force condemns Club Q shooting
To the editor:
On Nov 19, 2022 a deadly shooting occurred that left five dead and more than 19 injured at Club in Colorado Springs,Colo. The Marblehead Select Board Task Force Against Discrimination condemns this and all other acts of violence against the LGBTQ community.
The Club Q shooting took place on the eve of National Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is a day set aside to reflect and honor the transgender individuals who have lost their lives due to violence.
We condemn the increase of hateful anti-transgender rhetoric and legislation that is sweeping the country, including bomb threats that continue to terrorize staff and patients at Boston Children’s Hospital for providing affirmative care to transgender patients.
The members of TFAD stand beside and offer our ...