COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Nearly a year and a half after the Club Q shooting, a new LGBTQ+ lounge, The Q, hopes to create a space of love and healing for the community, according to our news partner KRDO.
The Q opened its doors for the first time to the public Friday. The LGBTQ+ bar and lounge is months in the making and founded by Club Q survivors Michael Anderson and Tara Bush.
“It's going to be a busy night for me,” Anderson said. “I'll be bartending tonight, but for me, that's a full circle moment. When the shooting happened, I was bartending and now we're here opening The Q and once again I'll be bartending. So for me, this is a healing moment.”
Anderson said he hopes The Q can be a healing place for all those in the LGBTQ+ community, especially for those who were at Club Q the night of the shooting, when a gunman opened fire, killing five people and injuring dozens of others.
“This is providing and filling in a gap that I think is so desperately hurting people this past year and a half,” Anderson said. “We want to be able to have this venue be a part of healing and a symbol of resilience and strength.”
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