Whereas, on November 19–20, 2022, a mass shooting took place at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Whereas 5 innocent victims were killed, 17 community members were injured by gunshot wounds, and 32 other community members sustained injuries, including mental and emotional trauma from witnessing this violent event; Whereas the 5 innocent victims killed in the shooting were— (1) Raymond Green Vance; (2) Ashley Paugh; (3) Daniel Aston; (4) Kelly Loving; and (5) Derrick Rump; Whereas the State of Colorado came together for medical and funeral expenses for those affected by the shooting; Whereas, at the time of the mass shooting, Club Q was 1 of only 3 dedicated LGBTQ+ safe spaces in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Whereas the shooting brought further trauma and a feeling of loss of safety and security to members of the LGBTQ+ community; Whereas the perpetrator of the attack had a history of homicidal behavior and hatefully targeted the individuals at Club Q because of their affiliation with the LGBTQ+ community; Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2022, there were more than 48,000 firearm-related deaths in the United States according to provisional mortality data; Whereas LGBTQ+ people are more than twice as likely to be a victim of gun violence than their heterosexual peers; Whereas transgender people are over 4 times more likely than cisgender people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault; Whereas at least 356 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents motivated by hate were reported from June 2022 to April 2023 in the United States; Whereas a wave of hateful rhetoric and legislative efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights and health care continues to sweep across the United States; Whereas violence against LBGTQ+ people of the United States remains an evil and destructive form of identity-based hate that destroys lives and runs contrary to the values of the United States