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Originally Posted by Jack_

Because they were predominantly LBGT people in a gay nightclub and it proves that it some facets of our society they are still not accepted. It's pretty straightforward really

Exactly, the attack (whether motivated by ISIS allegiance or personal homophobia) was targetted specifically at a group of people as a statement; that their lifestyle is sinful / wrong / should not be accepted. Now, religious extremists tend to believe this about all sorts of aspects of life in the west, but it can't be ignored that homosexuality - and our acceptance of it - is one of the biggest of the things that conflict with their ideologies.

So it is VITAL that we don't ignore that aspect of this attack. Not because "only gay people can own the hurt caused" as those screeching bullies (they tagteamed and talked over him; NOT good journalism ffs) on Sky News would have us believe is the intent... but because it is important to show solidarity... to stand up and say "We know what you want, we know what you are trying to do, but you will fail, and the people and lifestyles that you hate will ALWAYS be accepted and embraced in our countries, no matter what you do." It is EVEN MORE important that straight people do this.

VERY SADLY from reading and seeing various things since this tragedy, I am starting to realise that the truth is... for a large number of people that simply is still not the case at all.