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| Homophobia overshadows global support for #Pulse massacre victims in Orlando | |
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| The collective shock of America’s deadliest mass shooting ever by a lone gunman, carried out at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida Saturday night, is reverberating across social media. | |
| At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured when Omar Mateen allegedly entered and opened fire in Pulse, a club that describes itself online as “Orlando's Premier Gay Nightclub.” | At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured when Omar Mateen allegedly entered and opened fire in Pulse, a club that describes itself online as “Orlando's Premier Gay Nightclub.” |
| READ MORE: Mass shooting in Orlando LGBT nightclub: Multiple injuries, controlled explosion, gunman dead | READ MORE: Mass shooting in Orlando LGBT nightclub: Multiple injuries, controlled explosion, gunman dead |
| As several comments on this story point out, the Orlando shooting is the deadliest massacre in the US since Wounded Knee in 1890, when more than 150 men, women, and children, mostly Lakota Sioux, were killed with guns. The US military claimed responsibility and later handed out Medals of Honor to those soldiers who committed the mass atrocity. | |
| The world's deadliest lone gunman to carry out a mass shooting is still Norway's Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people nearly five years ago. He is now held in a prison where he has access to Playstation 2 video games. | |
| Solidarity messages from around the globe filled social media feeds, but as the day went on, many were disturbed by the mainstream media’s focus on Islamic terrorism rather than homophobia and hate crimes. | Solidarity messages from around the globe filled social media feeds, but as the day went on, many were disturbed by the mainstream media’s focus on Islamic terrorism rather than homophobia and hate crimes. |
| Others cautioned the potential for LGBT supporters to become anti-Muslim. | Others cautioned the potential for LGBT supporters to become anti-Muslim. |
| While conservative Christians who usually demonize homosexuals were left conflicted about how to react. | While conservative Christians who usually demonize homosexuals were left conflicted about how to react. |
| According to Amaq News, a Syrian news agency with close ties to the Islamic State, the group has taken responsibility for the attack. | According to Amaq News, a Syrian news agency with close ties to the Islamic State, the group has taken responsibility for the attack. |
| Reaction to the shooting has mainly been of concern and sympathy, particularly from the LGBT community which celebrates pride this month in cities across the globe. | Reaction to the shooting has mainly been of concern and sympathy, particularly from the LGBT community which celebrates pride this month in cities across the globe. |
| The notorious Westboro Baptist Church announced they would picket Pulse nightclub in the wake of attacks, tweeting that “GOD SENT THE SHOOTER.” | The notorious Westboro Baptist Church announced they would picket Pulse nightclub in the wake of attacks, tweeting that “GOD SENT THE SHOOTER.” |
| However, after the shooter’s identity and alleged motive were announced, Westboro Baptist Church compared Mateen to being “as disobedient to God as proud sodomites.” | However, after the shooter’s identity and alleged motive were announced, Westboro Baptist Church compared Mateen to being “as disobedient to God as proud sodomites.” |
| Other Twitter users, mostly behind anonymous accounts, praised the actions of the shooter and asked for more killings of gay people. | Other Twitter users, mostly behind anonymous accounts, praised the actions of the shooter and asked for more killings of gay people. |
| A handful of those who are both anti-gay and anti-Muslim seized on this opportunity to advance their own agendas, even though they consider the victims to be sinners. | A handful of those who are both anti-gay and anti-Muslim seized on this opportunity to advance their own agendas, even though they consider the victims to be sinners. |