history at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, which left 49 dead and 53 wounded. Sending love to the victims of this mass shooting, and to their loved ones. Below are some anomalies the pieces that don’t fit in the official narrative of the deadliest shooting in U.S. This tragedy cycle of Violence–> Verified Twitter Wisdom “thoughts & prayers”-> RTs-> empty results is tired.Ī celebration of pride, identity, love & life, now ends w hate & horrible horrible tragedy. What will it take just to have a conversation about #GunControl? I send love to Pulse and to the grieving. Ugh what the fuck? My heart breaks for the state of this country.Īngry and sad beyond my ability to say anything meaningful or helpful. Orlando – I’m speechless and heartbroken. Praying for the families of the Orlando victims.
How how how how can one have so much hate ? My heart…… is so broken. sending as much Light and love as I possibly can to anyone and everyone I can possibly reach. An Orlando nightclub owner says his lounge narrowly dodged a massacre after he got a Facebook message from the terrorist just days before he went on to slaughter 49 people in another area gay bar. Listen to the words as they tumble out of your lips. There are no more safe spaces, this is devastating. I’m terrified for my kid to grow up in this world Waking up to news about the shootings in Orlando has me in tears. Our hearts, our anger, our tears are for you today. A gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 49 people and injuring dozens before being shot dead by police. Orlando police tweeted, 'The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,' referring to Pulse Nightclub, which bills itself on its website as 'Orlando's Premier Gay Night Club.
SPIN will update this collection as we see more noteworthy tweets.ĭevastated for our friends and family in the queer community.
Below, read a few reactions from musicians, including Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, Tegan and Sara, and Devonté Hynes of Blood Orange. The scale of the tragedy drew strong reactions on Twitter, particularly from the LGBT community. As Latin music blared inside Pulse, one of Orlando’s biggest nightclubs on June 12, 2016, a gunman forced his way inside and opened fire on the predominantly gay crowd.In the end, 49 people were. Mateen was killed in a shoot-out with law enforcement during an effort to rescue hostages inside the club. The massacre is the worst mass shooting in American history. Officials have identified the shooter as 29-year-old Omar Mateen of Port St. Rob Domenico, a board member of The Center Orlando, an LGBTQ. Just a day after singer Christina Grimmie was shot to death in Orlando, Florida, the world faced another unthinkable tragedy in the same city: the massacre of 50 people at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub. At least 50 people were dead and 53 others were in hospitals after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.