I'm still trying to wrap my head and heart around the horrific mass murders that occurred June 12, 2016, this past Sunday, at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. My heart and thoughts go out to the families of these sweet angels. They are truly soldiers in the battle for equality, giving their lives simply for being themselves.
This isn't about religion. It's about hate.
And be they Christian or Muslim, there's plenty of blood of hate on all their hands. To decry one religion while working tirelessly to oppress the same group of people targeted in this massacre is not only hypocritical, but blasphemy to the very teachings of the Jewish man the Christians worship.
Replace the hate in your heart with your religion, for that's the only place your religion belongs: your heart. Not in someone else's.
To those slaughtered and those wounded, critically or emotionally, we will not forget you. The gay community has plenty of experience fighting for rights and for our very lives.
And to the LGBTQ+ community, including all those that stand WITH us, fight on. This isn't the opening salvo.
It's just a reminder the war is never over!
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