The Metropolitan Police said there was no intelligence to suggest an increased risk of attacks in London but it has increased its patrols in areas popular with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
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“I probably cried more yesterday than I have in a long time”, said Equality Texas CEO Chuck Smith, who watched the events unfold.
“There has been a lot of progress made in recent years, but there is still a lot of fear out there with the LGBT community”, March says.
James Servino and Lasia Casil are members of the recently-formed Isa LGBT Guam.
“There’s always been this fighting spirit within our community and it’s just moments like these in which we have to garner the strength again”, Hernandez said. “We’re scared and we’re desperate and we need change and we sort of need it to happen immediately”.
“While the full facts are still unknown, unfortunately it is not surprising that the LGBT community was targeted”, the Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement regarding Sunday’s shooting, which appeared to specifically target LGBT communities.
They also spoke about the need for peace and for all people to be treated equally as humans.
The event runs from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, and Amach said it will feature a minutes silence, where the public is urged to “remember, reflect, or pray in your respective religious or spiritual belief”.
He said the shooting in Orlando is cause for extra vigilance at Pride events elsewhere.
Ms Duncan said it could take until the end of the week to identify the 50 people killed in the attack as people and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continued to process the scene of America’s worst mass shooting. “I’m disgusted by the hate-filled criminal who perpetrated this heinous act”. However, their small size isn’t stopping them from being part of the movement to keep their community safe.
“We’re encouraging Londoners to stand with us, particularly at this time”.
That progress could not be more evident than seeing millions of Americans, gay and straight alike, celebrate LGBT Pride this weekend.
“We will plan something else for Pride Day (July 3)”.
“I have some people that I know are Muslim, so I completely appreciate that she’s here, saying that she understands”, said Chris Moreno.
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“It’s something that’s really struck the core of our community”.
