Alleged Gunman Faces Murder, Hate Crimes Charges for Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Bar That Killed 5

Recent months have seen a sharp spike in attacks on LGBTQ institutions and venues by right-wing groups in the US, alongside increasing attempts to associate LGBTQ people with “groomers,” a term that refers to how pedophiles lure children into trusting them so they can take sexual advantage of the child.