Tag Archives: Orlando

GOP ERASURE: Rep. Pete Sessions Says Pulse Wasn’t Even Gay A Nightclub, “It Was Mostly Latinos”

Because Latinos can’t be gay? Talking Points Memo reports: Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) reportedly argued Tuesday that Pulse, the Orlando nightclub that on Sunday became the site of the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history, was a “young person’s club” rather than a gay club. Pulse describes itself as “the hottest gay bar in Orlando” on its website and …

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Christian Activist On Orlando: Satan Sacrificed His Own People So Obama Can Grab All The Guns [VIDEO]

This is the guy whose own son was convicted of possessing child porn. Via Right Wing Watch: On his “Pass the Salt” show on Monday, Religious Right activist “Coach” Dave Daubenmire addressed this weekend’s massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, claiming that the gay people murdered in the massacre were sacrificed by the devil in order to advance his …

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Disney Donates $1 Million To Orlando Victims

WOW. From Disney’s corporate blog: Today, the Walt Disney Company is announcing a $1 million cash commitment to the OneOrlando Fund, established by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to assist those affected by the tragic events in Orlando. Also, eligible donations from Disney employees will be matched dollar for dollar by Disney Employee Matching Gifts: A Program of The Walt Disney …

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Harlem Hate Pastor Withdraws Trump Support Over Reaction To Terror Attack On LGBT Community

Harlem hate Pastor James David Manning today posted a new billboard in which he withdraws his support for Donald Trump, apparently because Trump’s response to the terror attack on Orlando’s LGBT community was not vicious enough. Tomorrow night activists from Harlem Against Homophobia will hold a candlelight vigil outside Manning’s church. Early this month Manning’s lawyer requested and received yet …

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BREAKING: Orlando Killer’s Wife May Be Charged As Accomplice For Knowing Of Attack Plans In Advance

Via Raw Story: It looks like we may now know the identity of at least one accomplice who assisted Omar Mateen in his massacre of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian brings us word that law enforcement officials may soon charge Noor Salman, who is Omar Mateen’s second wife, as an accomplice to murder. It seems …

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Orthodox Jew Posts Facebook Rant Celebrating Orlando Massacre: If An Arab Did This, Good For Him [VIDEO]

JMG reader Chaim Levin sends us the below clip in which Yosef Edery, a Brooklyn member of the Chabad Orthodox Jewish sect, celebrates the Orlando massacre. “People were killed in an act of terror. Fine. If an Arab did it, good for him! God hates sin. They deserved to die. I have no mercy for people that God has no …

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Seth Meyers On Orlando: Hatred Drove The Killer But Inaction By Congress Gave Him The Guns [VIDEO]

Raw Story recaps: Meyers noted that the shooter used the same weapon that has been used in other mass shootings like the San Bernardino and Aurora shootings. “Now, there’s been a lot of talk about motive,” Meyers acknowledged. “This was an attack on LGBT people fueled by bigotry and hatred and the shooter was apparently inspired by ISIS, but we’re …

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Stephen Colbert On Orlando Attack: Let’s Remember Love Is A Verb, Love Means To Do Something [VIDEO]

Entertainment Weekly recaps: “I don’t know what to do,” Colbert said. “But I do know that despair is a victory for hate. Hate wants us to be too weak to change anything. Now these people in Orlando were apparently targeted for who they love. And there have been outpourings of love throughout the country and around the world. Love in …

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Jimmy Fallon Delivers Emotional Speech On Orlando: What Do I Tell My Kids? What If My Kids Are Gay?

Here’s a portion of the transcript from the video below: “This country was built on an idea that we don’t agree on everything; that we are a tolerant, free nation that encourages debate, free-thinking, believing, or not, in what you choose. I, as a new father, am thinking, ‘What do I tell my kids? What do I tell them about …

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NRA Blames Orlando Attack On President Obama

After two days the NRA has broken their silence on the Orlando attack with an op-ed published by USA Today. They write: The terrorist in Orlando had been investigated multiple times by the FBI. He had a government-approved security guard license with a contractor for the Department of Homeland Security. Yet his former co-workers reported violent and racist comments. Unfortunately, …

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49 SOMBER BELLS: More Than 5000 Gather In Downtown Orlando To Mourn LGBT Victims [VIDEO]

From the Orlando Sentinel: By the thousands, they came – to grieve, to celebrate, to connect, to declare: “Love wins.” A massive two-hour vigil for the victims of the Pulse Orlando nightclub shootings Monday evening spilled over the lawn of the Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center near City Hall, as thousands gathered to cry, embrace, remember and …

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Rachel Maddow On History Of Attacks At Gay Bars: A Community That Been Forged In Literal Fire [VIDEO]

Last night Rachel Maddow put the Pulse massacre in historical context, recounting some of the more infamous attacks on gay bars since Stonewall. Mentioned are the Upstairs Lounge fire in New Orleans, the Atlanta bombing of a lesbian bar, and others that may not be as well known to you. This is an important and sobering LGBT history lesson. Watch …

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ORLANDO: FBI Shown Evidence That Killer Used Gay Dating App To Scout Popular Nightclub Locations

ABC News reports: Kevin West said the shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, contacted him three months ago through a dating app called Jack’d. “When he first contacted me, he was saying things like, ‘What clubs are popping and things of that sort, what are good places to go?'” West said. “And I remember telling him, ‘Oh, you can just look it …

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Paris Mourns Orlando’s LGBT Victims

Tonight the Eiffel Tower has been illuminated in the rainbow colors in solidarity with Orlando’s LGBT victims. The American flag is being projected onto a giant glowing balloon hanging from the middle level.

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Orlando Sentinel: Regular Patrons Say They Saw The Killer At Pulse Nightclub At Least A Dozen Times

From the Orlando Sentinel: At least four regular customers of Pulse, the nightclub where the massacre took place, said Monday that they believe they had seen Mateen there before. “Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent,” said Ty Smith, who …

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MOTHER’S REQUEST: Young Orlando Couple Hoped To Marry One Day, Now They Will Have A Joint Funeral

TIME reports: A couple who was deeply in love when they were killed during a gunman’s shooting rampage inside an Orlando nightclub will have a joint funeral service, their families said Monday. Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, and his 32-year-old boyfriend, Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, were among the 49 people who lost their lives Sunday in the worst mass shooting in American …

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JetBlue Offers Free Flights To Victims’ Loved Ones

From JetBlue’s website: Like many of you, we continue to watch reports of the Orlando nightclub shooting with great sadness. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones. This weekend’s events are felt by all of our 19,000 crewmembers, many of whom live in, work from and travel through Orlando – one of our focus cities – at …

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Jimmy Somerville Sings For Orlando Victims [VIDEO]

From the Scotsman: Scots singer Jimmy Somerville has paid an emotional tribute to the victims of a gun attack at a gay club in Orlando. In a video message on his Facebook page, Somerville said he was feeling “sad inside” and “angry” in the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in recent American history. Singing lyrics to his 1984 Top …

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LONDON: Thousands Mourn Orlando Victims [VIDEO]

You may want a tissue for the videos. Gay Star News: Thousands of Londoners squeezed into Soho’s Old Compton Street this evening to attend a vigil in memory of those attacked and killed in the Orlando gay nightclub massacre. The vigil was arranged by local bars and community groups – and echoes dozens of similar vigils that have been taking …

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: I Took Down That Tweet To Stop All Of Your Hateful Comments And Lies

Early yesterday morning viciously anti-LGBT Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tweeted the above image shortly after news broke about the Orlando massacre. About seven hours later, after the tweet was denounced by many news outlets, it was deleted. A spokesman for Patrick then claimed that it had been written days earlier and had been scheduled in advance to post when …

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