Just show up. And by doing so, show that the absence of “gay” or “LGBT” in your statements immediately following the Orlando massacre – and in the statements of so many other prominent Republicans – isn’t because you place us and our concerns behind some thick pane of glass with a Do Not Touch sign on it, and the sign stays up even when blood and tears pool beneath it.
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Harris, who visited Pulse every other week or so, didn’t recall encountering Mateen there, but others did.
This is one of those moments, in the wake of terror, when we find the most apt and evocative ways to underscore our oneness and renounce our fear.
A spokesman for Awad played down the director’s remarks as nothing new. The gunman’s father said his son was enraged after recently seeing two men kissing, though news reports say the shooter, who was killed in a shootout with police, had frequented the club and used a gay-dating app.
While she said she never met the victim, it was hard for her to hear, especially because she is close to many members of the LGBT community.
“There are strong indications of radicalization by this killer and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations”, Comey said.
Close to 300 people gathered outside Barrie city hall on Tuesday night. “Just people marching from the Castro to the Mission to show our support”. “And I want every single one of you to think not of what anyone else, not of what I, but of what you can do to change that”.
Everyone should be mobilizing in their communities to express not only their sadness and support, but also their anger at the senseless gun violence that continues to claim the lives of so many of our LGBT brothers and sisters, as well as those in other marginalized communities.
Referring to the nightclub shooting in Orlando, the chancellor told reporters on Thursday that while not all details of the attack had been fully investigated, “we know one thing: the attacker was fully aware that he would meet lesbian and gay people in the nightclub – and the massacre was exactly targeted at these people”.
Sadya Abjani of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
The Islamic State’s radio hailed the attack and called Mateen “one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America”.
Hispanic residents made up almost half of Florida’s population growth a year ago, and in Orange County where Orlando is located Hispanics comprise nearly 30 percent of the population.
“The religious right, the political right will use this as a wedge”, Alam warned. That message is endorsed most of all by the people who hate us and want to harm us.
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says that his department would reassess protection plans for SC Pride after the Orlando mass shooting.
The LGBT community is already grappling with the mental health issues that stem from discrimination.
Eskamani said there’s been an “overwhelming” outpouring of support. Those 49 people are more than just a list of names. “Muslim leaders are lagging behind in this”, Kugle said.
“He was always this incredible person (and) he was like a big brother to me”, he said of his cousin.
Before the attack, Pulse’s website described the club as the “hottest gay bar in Orlando”.
Brennan says he has seen in Orlando, San Bernardino and elsewhere that the group is attempting to inspire attacks by sympathizers who have no direct links to them. These are spaces free from the uncomfortable glares we’ve come to recognize all too easily.
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“We have many corporations, for example United Airlines, JetBlue supporting the families with airline costs”. Is it theological acceptance? “It’s not about the dollar amount, it’s about being a decent person and standing up for human rights”.
