Showing posts with label Orlando shooting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orlando shooting. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

'Homosexuals should not be discriminated'- Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 22:  Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Square on the popemobile after his weekly audience on May 22, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis has sent a telegram to Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City to express his deep concern for the victims, injured and homeless in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.  (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)


Few weeks after a gay nightclub in Orlando became the site of one the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history, and as numerous L.G.B.T.Q. Pride celebrations were winding down throughout the country on Sunday night, Pope Francis said that the gay community deserves an apology, as do all others who have historically felt discriminated against by the Catholic Church.

Saturday, 18 June 2016

Nigerian gay activist, Bisi Alimi speaks on Orlando shooting, blasts Goodluck Jonathan

Adebisi Alimi, an actor-turned-activist, was the first person to come out as gay on Nigerian television. He shares his story when he speaks up for the rights of the LGBT community.


The world shook when 49 people were killed in a gay club in Florida, last Sunday. Nigerian LGBT activist, Bisi Alimi shared his opinion on the matter with NPR.org. 

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Orlando shooter's ex-wife says he was mentally ill and abusive

Sitora Yusufiy, the ex-wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen calls him mentally ill and describes their abusive marriage in this video by Wall Street Journal



"The guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy"- Orlando shooting survivor


Oh dear..

Even the pictures are haunting.

Patience Carter, a 20-year-old NYU student, was on vacation with her two friends Akyra Murray, 18, and Tiara Parker in Orlando.

This mum of 11 was dealing with cancer and took a bullet for son at Orlando shooting

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Brenda Marquez McCool was one of the 49 victims of the mass shooting at Orlando gay club Pulse early Sunday morning.

Pastor who celebrated the Orlando shooting, said there are 50 less pedophiles in the world



In his now-removed YouTube video, Arizona pastor Steven L. Anderson, known for his homophobic rants, called Sunday's Orlando, Florida massacre at Pulse nightclub "good news."

Monday, 13 June 2016

Orlando shooting: Eddie Justice, who texted 'I'm gonna die. Mommy I love you' from nightclub, confirmed dead

Mina Justice shows a text message she received from her son Eddie Justice at Pulse nightclub during a fatal shooting in Orlando


Aaawww....

We reported a sad story of a mum and her son who was stuck at the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub.

Sad conversation between a mum and son involved in Orlando shooting June 12

Friends and family grieve after a list of hospitalized victims was released, implying the death of those who weren't on the list and hadn't been heard from, outside a hotel near the Orlando Regional Medical Centre in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016 (AP)
How sad it was to hear of the mass killing in a Florida nightclub on June 12...for the first time in the United States, Facebook activated its 'safety check' feature because of this incident.