Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer asked residents this week to march with him in solidarity with the LGBT community.
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“By flying the rainbow flag from both town halls the council is making a strong, supportive statement that we stand in solidarity with the people of Orlando and the LGBT community”. “Will they be there next week or the week after or a month from now or two months from now?”
Until earlier this year, MS was the final state in the nation not to allow gay couples to adopt children.
“We are still grappling with the grief, and beyond that, we are so viscerally angry that it’s painful”, he said. We need action by our leaders in the Florida Legislature to remedy these issues. At least 225 cities and counties across the United States prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. “So it having happened in the U.S shows us that fear is actually concrete, it’s real”, said Anthony Oluoch, an activist of the LGBT movement in the country. They can feel justified in turning someone away at a restaurant or even to the point of committing violence. Though there will be people who threaten our community, they can’t deny that we exist.
However, the Commissioner added that it was “impossible” for the police to prevent every attack.
In many parts of the world, heterosexual couples can kiss in public – and most people, especially in Orlando or London, wouldn’t bat an eyelash. His office did not respond to a request for comment. Sunday morning’s incident was an attack on the LGBT community and specifically a direct attack on what was deemed a safe space for these individuals.
On Sunday night, Chicagoans held a vigil in Boystown in honor of those killed and wounded in Orlando. “Isn’t there a sick irony that you for years were fighting that very idea?” The Anti-Same Sex Marriage law says that anyone who provides services for homosexuals could be put in jail for five years. But he also said that many conservative Christians want to make sure that LGBT people are “treated with respect – that they’re given every opportunity to live their full lives, that they’re as precious in the eyes of God as anyone who has ever been made”.
“I question the motives”.
But Douglas remained optimistic that Bondi and other politicians may have a honest change of heart. Utah’s lieutenant governor, Spencer Cox, gave a stirring speech on Monday night recalling a time in his childhood when he wasn’t so nice to gay classmates and apologizing. The shooting has laid bare ideological divisions over gay rights, gun control and Islamic terrorism. There’s some healing and I think there’s going to be more understanding, more discussion, more willingness to be open and embrace diversity and equality. “Had it been at an African American club, would that necessarily improve race relations?” “I thought it was a lovely tribute to those murdered”.
But in some places in Florida, the shooting has led to changes.
For the record, Latinos and Latinas may be gay, lesbian, bi or transgender.
Dozens from the crowd of more than 1000 came forward, joining a host of clergy from several faiths who gathered to pray.
The tragedy prompted an outpouring from more liberal religious groups that included special attention to LGBT people. And gay clubs, bars and events have always been targets for arson fires and shootings. Because I saw our community at its absolute best.
DeCarlo was sceptical that long-term support would come out of the vigil. We’re learning more about the killer, who apparently has a history of violence and bigotry, often aimed at the LGBT community.
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“Forty-nine people lost their lives”. The ripples of sadness and pain began to wash over me. “At least that’s one heartening thing to come out of this bad tragedy”, she said.
