Friends, family, and patrons have shared tributes to those lost in the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting: 'In the gay community you create your families, so it’s like I lost my real mother almost.'
As the identities of the slain victims are revealed, each additional name carries new waves of grief and mourning for the friends and family who knew them and those who sought solace and liberation alongside them on the dancefloor — a staple of release in the LGBTQ+ community. This is the legacy those who recognized the importance of this space are honoring in tributes to the five lives lost.
Aston – the self-proclaimed “Master of Silly Business” had often extended this sense of safety to others simply by existing. “11 years after I decided to stay in the art class I got put in via schedule mistake because another queer person walked in, it’s hard to accept that I’m typing this sitting on the floor where I fell when I saw the news, like a fucking drama queen,” one of Aston’s close friends Jude wrote in aon social media.
Jude welcomed an audience into her grieving as a testament to the type of person Aston was — and to assure that he doesn’t become one name added to an endlessly expanding list of victims of mass gun violence. “He isn’t made of tragedy,” sheAssociated Press , Aston’s mother, Sabrina Aston, remembered the way “he lit up a room, always smiling, always happy and silly,” adding: “He liked helping the LGBT community.”
Del Lusional, a drag queen who hosted a punk and alternative musical show at Club Q on Saturday, expressed disbelief on Twitter, writing: “Walking through the bar that I call my home and seeing it… like that… I went from being so proud of myself for what I accomplished tonight, to… This. I hate this so much. I hate this so fucking much.
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