The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people.
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- 50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
- 50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
- I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
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50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
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I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
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GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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