The attack on a gay club Orlando on Sunday is not an isolated crime.
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ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB SHOOTG: MASS CASUALTI AFTER GUNMAN OPENS FIRE GAY CLUB
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Up went the flag, and out poured the hate. CNN’s John D. Sutter asks what is really need to support LGBT people after the massacre at a gay club Orlando. * orlando gay pride 2016 *
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" "Gay bars and clubs are supposed to be our safe haven, " 48-year-old Milack-Carras, jog at the vigil, told the New York Tim.
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