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Aimenn D. Penny admitted to attacking the Community Church of Chesterland on March 25 using homemade Molotov cocktails, citing anger at two upcoming drag events.
The video's makers deny any connection to the attack, and police haven't established one, but the investigation continues.
The arsonist admitted to the FBI he “would have felt better” if he had “burned the entire church to the ground.”
He also attended a massive protest by right-wing extremists at a drag event in a public park in Wadsworth, Ohio in early March.
Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.
At least 66 incidents occurred between June 2022 and January 2024 in which a religious institution was targeted for its perceived support of LGBTQ+ people.
Trump said that he was specifically motivated to overhaul the center so he could end the drag shows it occasionally hosts.
“Knowing he would be there made my attendance more crucial," drag queen Mari Con Carne told The Advocate.
For LGBTQ+ History Month, we remember the victims of the 50-year-old massacre.
