Worst Mass Shooting in US History Takes Place at Orlando Gay Club on Latino-Themed Night

[Surya Gayatri]

Just six hours before Pulse’s chilling Facebook update, the club invited Latinos to drop in on Saturday for its Latino-themed night. Puerto Rican drag queen Kenya Michaels was set to be one of the guests; former Ru Paul’s Drag Race contestant Yara Sofia later reported that Michaels made it out safely. According to USA Today, Pulse describes itself as “not just another gay club,” and providing a safe space for the LGBTQ Latino community is proof of that.

Amidst speculation that Mateen was motivated by Islamic extremism and renewed conversations about gun control, the media has failed to report that this attack targeted LGBTQ communities of color. A 2012 report on hate violence against the gay community found that LGBTQ people of color were 1.82 times more likely to experience physical violence. In 2012, 73.1 percent of anti-LGBTQ homicide victims were people of color – with black/African Americans accounting for 54 percent and Latinos for 15 percent, according to Colorlines.

Former Pulse dancer Marco Di’Costa told the Miami Herald that the club attracted people of all backgrounds, and that Saturday’s Latin nights often drew many Latinos.

http://remezcla.com/culture/pulse-mass-shooting-latin-night/
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Sadly, there will be many more Latino-named casualties.

[malaise]

1. Was Latin night always on Saturdays?

I am still trying to wrap my head around the attacks on a Planned Parenthood building and now a gay night club on Latin night. Yet all I am hearing is Islamic terror with no discussion on the assault weapons or the very strange demographics.

How amazing that these are the same targets of hate by the American RW? Plays into Don the Con's hands very neatly.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. It would seem so from this § further down the article:

Former Pulse dancer Marco Di’Costa told the Miami Herald that the club attracted people of all backgrounds, and that Saturday’s Latin nights often drew many Latinos.

No surprise here..."no discussion on the assault weapons or the very strange demographics."

"Islamic terror" makes people a lot more "skeered", gets more eyeballs and clicks, and thus fits with the corporate MSM and RW's agenda.

[malaise]

3. It sure changes this week's topics

Still trying to process this one - I wonder if any witnesses are alive.

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Yes, the authorities are trying to interview the ones who're able to talk.

They're asking people who ran away from the scene to check in with the authorities so they can be debriefed.

I heard one guy being interviewed by MSM a couple of hours ago. Can't remember which network.

He was obviously suffering from PTSD. Said they couldn't even leave because their cars were cordoned off as part of the crime scene.