As you probably know, last night there
was a brutal hate attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. A
terrorist by the name of Omar Saddiqui Mateen stormed the club, and
opened fire on the attendees. Some were held hostage, before law
enforcement was finally able to take him down. Dozens are dead, and
reports are coming in that some are so badly disfigured from the gun
attack, that is proving challenging to identify the bodies.
While information is still coming in,
political debates about guns, religion, and sexual orientation have
already cropped up. The shooter is alleged to be Muslim, and many Trump
supporters are using this attack to vindicate their point. Others are
trying to argue that the shooter was a Democrat, and saying that
liberals are to blame for this. And other still — and most shockingly —
are trivializing the attack because of the sexual orientation of the
victims:
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These people are an important part of
this conversation, because they show why gay pride still needs to exist.
Just because the United States has achieved marriage equality does not
mean our struggle to live, laugh, and love freely is over.
These tweets and comments leave me
without words. Except to say that it will get better — it must get
better — and hopefully, with awareness, education, and love, the world
we leave our children will be a little brighter.
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