U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is the headline speaker at a religious conference August 12 (tomorrow), in Orlando, Florida — the two-month anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub massacre — and LGBT activists are planning to protest. Equality Florida is rallying activists to protest the event as part of their Rally Against Hate #ForThe49. On the Equality Florida Action page, activists say, “Just...
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Pulse Shooting Wasn’t Just About Homophobia: The Stigma of Being HIV Positive
Stigma Of Living With HIV+ Compelled Omar Mateen To Attack Pulse Nightclub Ex-lover says Pulse shooting was not about homophobia, but seeking revenge. In an interview with Univision, the unidentified man (who’s face is distorted in the image above to protect his identity) said that Mateen was “100 percent gay” and felt “used” by Latino...
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Orlando Massacre, Christina Grimmie and Trayvon Martin: Florida’s Serious Gun Problem
How Florida’s Lax Gun Policies Contributed to Orlando Massacre and Grimmie Murder A lot happened in Florida over the weekend. Two major tragedies involving gun violence shook the gator state and further alerted the country of the pressing need for intelligent gun law reform. As recently reported here, singer and The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie...