LGBT Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes Against LGBT People

Anderson Aldrich, who identifies as “non-binary,” pled guilty on Tuesday to 74 additional charges related to hate crimes and firearms. Aldrich is already serving a life sentence of a thousand years without the possibility of parole for a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado.

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“Fueled by hate, the defendant targeted members of the LGBTQIA+ community at a place that represented belonging, safety, and acceptance – stealing five people from their loved ones, injuring 19 others, and striking fear across the country,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, following the new sentencing.

In 2022, Aldrich murdered five people, and attempted to murder numerous others, at the Club Q.

Following the incident, headlines and prosecutors suggested that the crime was motivated by hatred of LGBT people.

It was later revealed, however, that Aldrich himself is a member of the LGBT community, and identifies as non-binary.

That revelation did not stop AG Garland from charging him with additional hate crime charges, to which Aldrich pled guilty.

The new charges will carry with them an additional 55 life sentences, although the additional conviction is merely symbolic, since Aldrich is already serving a lengthy sentence, which he has no chance of outliving.

The new DOJ press release neglects to mention that Aldrich identified as non-binary, instead using the conviction to call for more safety for LGBT people.

“That this sentence should come during Pride month reinforces how far we have left to go before all communities, including all LGBTQIA+ communities, are safe here. It also shows how far ATF and all our partners will go to ensure hatred does not win,” said Aldrich.