Queer-owned businesses say they are on edge and are well aware of the pattern.DenveriteKyle HarrisOct. 27, 2025Someone threw rocks and smashed windows at several LGBTQ organizations and businesses across town over the past week, according to a statement from the Parasol Patrol, an organization that shields young people and their families from anti-LGBTQ attacks.The businesses included salons, a queer gym, a boutique and the Center on Colfax, one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the state. Many of the business owners were friends.The apparent attacks spanned the city, from Washington Park to Southwest Denver to Colfax Avenue and the River North Art District.A motive has not been determined, though queer-owned businesses say they are on edge and are well aware of the pattern.[...]"As a community, we know that these moments are not simply random acts of mischief,” Salvaggio wrote. “While we may never know the intent behind this vandalism, we understand it within a broader history of attacks and intimidation that our community has faced.”
The Trevor Project writes that,
75% of LGBTQ youth — including 82% of transgender and nonbinary youth — say that threats of violence against LGBTQ spaces, such as community centers, pride events, drag shows, or hospitals/clinics that serve transgender people, often give them stress or anxiety. Nearly half (48%) of those LGBTQ youth reported it gives them stress or anxiety “very often.”
At trans week last week there were a number of people who were worried at violence in P'town.
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