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![Jezeravon Swisher, center, gets comforted by friends at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on November 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1124-club-q-400x300.jpg)
The Violence Queer and Trans People Face Is State-Sanctioned
The Colorado Springs shooting targeting an LGBTQIA+ club was stoked by the white supremacist, Christian-fascist right.
![Justice Lord gets comforted by a friend at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on November 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1122-q-club-400x300.jpg)
Right-Wingers Who Stoke the War on Trans People Have Club Q Blood on Their Hands
The mass shooting of people at an LGBTQ nightclub came amid the right’s systemic attack on trans and queer people.
![5 Dead in Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Club on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/seg2-colorado-400x300.jpg)
5 Dead in Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooting on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod describes a “clear connection” between hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ violence.
![The illustration to the right says “Trans Love Is Divine & Liberating.” A large Black bejeweled trans femme deity looks down on a tiny Black trans child curled up in a flower.The illustration to the right shows four hands with different brown skin tones, nails and adornments, encircling a flower bouquet and the words “Trans Love Makes Our Gardens Grow."](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/7368213E-EC7D-4662-9E3A-13D1B982E0BE-400x300.jpg)
Amid Wave of Right-Wing Terror, Trans Communities Are Keeping Each Other Safe
“Trans joy is out there,” Tre’Andre Valentine said. “We are … deserving of space, and time and love, and resources.”
![Residents of West Hollywood turn out to celebrate the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality on June 27, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1117-lgbtq-400x300.jpg)
Senate Takes Crucial Step Toward Codifying Marriage Equality
After the Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Biden said he would “promptly sign it into law.”
![From left, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Ben Cardin attend a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1115-baldwin-schumer-400x300.jpg)
Senate Democrats Say They Have the Votes to Pass Marriage Equality Bill
“We are going to get this done for loving families across America,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin said on Monday.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1244624504-400x300.jpg)
Some of the Most Rabidly Anti-Trans Politicians Won Reelection in the Midterms
Don't be fooled -- state governments didn't need a national “red wave” to escalate the attack on trans rights.
![Two elderly women, out of focus, speak to eachother in front of a stained-glass window of a cross](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1107-church-vote-400x300.jpg)
LGBTQ Equality Is on the Ballot — Just Not in the Way You Think
Attacks on LGBTQ rights are hiding in plain sight in the 2022 midterm elections.
![Minnesotans hold a rally at the state capitol to support trans kids in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1385207795-400x300.jpg)
Republicans in Midterm Races Are Embracing Anti-Trans Rhetoric Like Never Before
Politicians are targeting trans rights and spreading incorrect information about the care provided to trans youth.
![Hundreds protest for the rights of transgender youth outside the Stonewall Inn on February 23, 2017 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-644661166-400x300.jpg)
Florida Moves to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
A joint medical committee has approved Gov. Desantis's draft rule blocking trans youth from receiving lifesaving care.