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Title: The Extraordinarily Common Violence Against LGBT People in America
Post by: stephaniec on June 12, 2016, 05:37:15 PM
The Extraordinarily Common Violence Against LGBT People in America

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/the-extraordinarily-common-violence-against-lgbt-people-in-america/486722/

The Atlantic/EMMA GREEN  3:50 PM ET   06/12/2016

"The attack at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday is the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history. The father of Omar Mateen, the alleged shooter, said his son may have been motivated by anger toward the LGBT community; other reports suggest he may have pledged allegiance to ISIS in advance of the attacks. "