Mormon church confirmed Colorado Springs shooter’s membership

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Colorado Springs shooter’s membership in the Mormon church has been confirmed.

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The Club Q shooting suspect was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it was announced on Monday.

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At the LGBTQ club, which was commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Transgender Day of Remembrance—a day dedicated to those lost in the trans community to violence—the shooter killed five individuals and injured about two dozen more.

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Conservative Colorado Springs is home to organisations like Focus on the Family

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and the Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as hate groups.

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According to the SPLC, the FRC “has been a fountain of anti-gay propaganda throughout its history.”

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Church —which has traditionally opposed LGBTQ rights—said that it does not support the violence that occurred in Colorado over the weekend

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