Similar gatherings have been held in countries including France, Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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– Larry Wilmore (“The Nightly Show”): “When the news broke, the people of this nation were unified in a selfless outpouring of support for the victims and their families”.
It is understood the gunman, named as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, pledged allegiance to Islamic State during a 911 call prior to the attack. Earlier reports said 50 victims had been killed, but Mateen was mistakenly included in the figure.
Other witnesses said they recognised him from gay dating apps.
Speakers at the ceremony used both English and Spanish, a reflection of the fact that numerous victims were Latino. The problematic gun laws in the U.S. have been debated time and time again and we’ve seen the ravaging effects of these said laws time and time again on our screens; which is death, pain and suffering. We must not blame the Muslim community.
“Pulse gave me confidence, made me realize I was normal and so much like everyone else”, said Cathleen Daus, a former employee at the club. Every time a county clerk says that acknowledging our relationships violates her “religious beliefs”. Russell T. Davies ended his most recent TV series, Cucumber, with the revelation that for it’s main character – a middle-aged gay man – the entire point of life was to reconcile the fact that he was gay.
Australia’s landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge was lit in the rainbow colours of the gay community flag as hundreds gathered to pay tribute.
USA investigators on Tuesday worked to untangle the complicated motive of the “radicalized” gunman behind the massacre at a gay club in Orlando, as reports emerged that he frequented the popular nightspot and used gay dating apps.
“What we’re going to try to do for most of this week is completely open up and make ourselves available to community members who need an ear to listen, some space to process everything going on and need to not feel alone”, Sweeney said.
A police counterterrorism unit will stand watch at the event outside the Greenwich Village tavern, which President Barack Obama has proposed to designate as the first national monument honoring the history of gays and lesbians in the U.S. This horrendous violence will only deepen our resolve to continue building a society that values everyone, regardless of who they love.
On Monday, FBI Director James Comey explained that agents believe Mateen had been radicalized by Islamist propaganda, but found no evidence that the shooting had been coordinated from overseas.
“He wasn’t just hearing these messages from a faraway terrorist organisation”, Griffin said.
The two presumptive candidates running for USA president spoke about what they would do to stop similar attacks.
He said: “During this, their darkest hour, we as a nation must be their strength, we must be their comfort and we must promise that the memory of those they love must never, never fade”.
She called the attack frightful and painful and an attack on humanity itself.
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What happened on the night?
