One article I read in the NYT quoted his mother saying he was bipolar. It is hard to know what his exact motives were. It is important we support the gay community right now as they were the target.
Next week it might be a school, cafe or shopping mall. I hope all the vigils regardless of their focus will key in on the need for restrictions on automatic weapons. Until we restrict automatic weapons these mass killings will happen again and again. As someone who hunted when I was younger I know you don't need an automatic weapon for hunting small or large game. On 6/15/2016 10:33 AM, Sarah Gagnon wrote: > I don't think that this attack was driven only by homophobia. I can't > know for sure, of course, because I'm not a mind reader, but to ignore > the Islamic extremism most likely commingled with homophobia leads to > an inadequate consideration of both the cause and the effective > possible responses to it. The Ku Klux Clan is a homophobic Christian > extremist group. ISIS is a homophobic Islamic extremist group. Both > pervert the core message of the religions they purport to embrace. > They and other groups like them need to be confronted by their > coreligionists in order to deal effectively with these threats. > > Joel > > On 6/14/2016 2:53 PM, Joanne Cipolla wrote: >> Like some of you on these list serves I am gay. I ask that our entire >> community read this. I ask you to please be present for lgbtq friends >> and please reach out to your own family. There is a gathering on the >> Commons tonight at 7pm to remember those homosexuals targeted and >> executed only becasue we are gay and those straight allies who were >> murdered along with them. >> >> My heart keeps breaking as I witness a mass execution driven only by >> homophobia and I run the gambit of emotions as another gay American >> wondering who is next and will it be my wife, an elected official. I >> am also wondering how much effort anyone is going to put forth to >> make our community safe for us...It isn't and I hope you can join me >> in that effort. >> >> please read and share the How tos: 8 Ways Allies Can Show Up For the >> Queer Community After Orlando >> <http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/06/allies-after-orlando/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 8 Ways Allies Can Show Up For the Queer Community After Orlando >> >> If you want to help support queer folks as we heal from the horrific >> violence in Orlando, these are some great w... >> >> >> <http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/06/allies-after-orlando/> >> >> >> I give a hug of solidarity to you all in the waves of grief we will >> all experiences for sometime. >> Joanne Cipolla Dennis >> if you need help please call me at 229-8944 >> >> > -- Peter Wirth 315-637-0331 H 315-476-3396 Cell www.bulbproject.org www.peterwirth.net For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
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