We are keeping our eyes on the skies of Orlando, FL for Rainbows. And we’re looking at a storm of Transgender Pride rolling in for Oakland, CA with an unapologetic photo exhibit. Meanwhile, Atlanta, GA is getting to the root of the rainbow as they share the city’s role in LGBT history.
Donald Trump Says More Guns Would Have Prevented Orlando Massacre Donald Trump has essentially refused to recognize any of the 49 lives lost or the sad gravity of the Orlando Nightclub shooting, instead taking every opportunity to congratulate himself, say “I told you so,” and push his agenda to cut off immigration — even though the shooter was American — and promote discrimination against Muslims . Now, he’s making the statement that MORE guns and increased shooting inside Pulse Nightclub could have prevented such a large loss of life. As he told CNN on Monday: “If you had some guns in that club the night that this took place, if you had guns on the other side, you wouldn’t have had the tragedy that you had.” “If people in that room had guns with the bullets flying in the opposite direction right at him, right at his head, you wouldn’t have had the same tragedy that you ended up having.” CNN’s Alisyn Camerota tried to point out that the club security guard inside was actually armed, but Trump insisted that patrons of the club should also have been armed for their own protection. “But if you had guns in that room, if you had — even if you had a number of people having them strapped to their ankle or strapped to their waist, where bullets could have flown in the other direction right at him, you wouldn’t have had the same kind of a tragedy.” Trump seems to not realize the difference between a Sig Saur MCX — capable of firing off hundreds of rounds per minute — and your everyday handgun. Besides the fact that most people aren’t in ‘Call of Duty’ mode while drinking and dancing inside a nightclub, nor should they expect to be. And thirdly, he fails to realize that NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO RUN AROUND WITH A GUN ON THEM. Is he blaming the victims for not hitting the club with guns strapped to their ankles, just in case some isht pops off? SMH. CNN
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house on Tuesday when Beyoncé closed the first leg of her Formation World Tour by paying her respects to last weekend’s murder victims in Orlando. While at the Ford Field Center in Detroit, she chose to make her closing number, “Halo,” dedicating it “to all of the family members who lost family members […]
Conan O'Brien opened his talk show on Monday night by saying he is not a “pundit or an expert.” But the comedian is a father of two, and it was as a father of two that he spoke to his viewers in his monologue. Eschewing jokes for a change, O'Brien felt a need to address the Orlando shooting that took the lives of nearly 50 people over the weekend. It took place at a gay nightclub called Pure and the atrocity was committed by a 29-year old named Omar Mateen. Someone on the FBI's watch list after the organization interviewed him in 2013 and 2014 for possible terrorist ties, Mateen was still permitted to legally purchase the guns he used in this heinous attack. This has become a point of contention and anger for those who believe America needs stricter gun control laws, especially when it comes to automatic weapons. And this is the side on to which Conan falls. O'Brien says in the following video: “At a time when we think we've heard the worst stories about senseless violence in our country, that it couldn't possibly get worse, the news out of Orlando yesterday is still impossible to fathom.” “That so many people can lose their lives so quickly because of one person's demented rage will never make sense and God help us if it does.” Mateen – who was shot dead by police after a hostage situation and standoff – used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle to commit these murders. That’s the same high-velocity weapon used in the mass shootings in San Bernardino, California, last December; and in Newtown, Connecticut; and Aurora, Colorado. Conan told the audience, who applauded in response: “I am the father of two, I like to believe I have a shred of common sense and I simply do not understand why anybody in this country is allowed to purchase and own a semi-automatic assault rifle.” “These are weapons of war and they have no place in civilian life.” Added O'Brien: “I have tried to understand this issue from every side and it all comes down to this: “Nobody I know or have ever met in my entire life should have access to a weapon that can kill so many people so quickly.” Watch his speech below and decide: Do you agree? Disagree? Should a late-night host use his platform in this manner… or just stick to jokes?
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