The number of murrs of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people jumped 20 percent the Uned Stat last year, activists said on Monday, releasg their fdgs a day after a mass shootg at a Florida gay nightclub left 49 people ad.
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- MURRS OF GAYS, LBIANS U.S. CREASED LAST YEAR, GROUP SAYS
- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
MURRS OF GAYS, LBIANS U.S. CREASED LAST YEAR, GROUP SAYS
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GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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