“So (security) is really nothing new for us,” said DRUS Place owner Tami Montgomery. More exits have been added new windows improved the field of vision of employees, who have been trained to be aware of their surroundings at all times. Increased security at DRUS Place was a reactionary response to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, which resulted in more than 40 dead. Targeted violent attacks have caused some owners LGBTQ-friendly businesses to fear for the safety of employees and patrons.Īt DRUS Place in Memphis, armed security keeps watch now on most nights. “I don’t know if I could live with myself if something happened,” she said. And after the recent shooting of a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado that left five people dead, McCown-Williams is wondering whether operating a gay bar in rural Tennessee is worth it.
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