In a joint statement, the leaders of more than two dozen national and regional LGBT advocacy groups denounced the Wednesday morning shooting that occurred in the lobby of the headquarters of the Family Research Council, one of the nation’s leading anti-gay organizations.

“We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers,” read the statement. “The motivation and circumstances behind today’s tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.”

The joint statement is signed by:

Michael Adams

Executive Director, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)

Katie Belanger

Executive Director, Fair Wisconsin

Wayne Besen

Founding Executive Director, Truth Wins Out

Carly Burton

Deputy Director, MassEquality

Dr. Eliza Byard

Executive Director, Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Jennifer Chrisler

Executive Director, Family Equality Council

Brad Clark

Executive Director, One Colorado

R. Clarke Cooper

Executive Director, Log Cabin Republicans

Jerame Davis

Executive Director, National Stonewall Democrats

Emily Dievendorf

Director of Policy, Equality Michigan

James Esseks

Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project

Lynn A. Faria

Interim Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda

Jenna Frazzini

Executive Director, Basic Rights Oregon

Herndon Graddick

President, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Chad Griffin

President, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Jody M. Huckaby

Executive Director, PFLAG National (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

Mara Keisling

Executive Director, National Center of Transgender Equality

Kate Kendall

Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

Abbe Land

Executive Director & CEO of The Trevor Project

Ineke Mushovic

Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project

Darlene Nipper

Deputy Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Donna Red Wing

Executive Director, One Iowa

Aubrey Sarvis

Executive Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network



Josh Seefried

Co-Director, OutServe

Lee Swislow

Executive Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

Rachel B. Tiven, Esq.

Executive Director, Immigration Equality

Chuck Wolfe

President and CEO, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute

Evan Wolfson

President, Freedom to Marry