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Is Islamic State opposed to gay marriage? Was anger at the US Supreme Court's decision mandating recognition of homosexual marriage what prompted Omar Mateen to massacre fifty Americans at the gay nightclub in Orlando on Saturday night? What about gun control? Is Islamic State, to which Mateen announced his allegiance as he mowed down innocents like blades of grass, a libertarian group that abhors limitations on private ownership of firearms? In other words, are Islamic State and its fellow jihadists from Iran to Hamas, Hezbollah, Boko Haram and al Qaida adjuncts of the Republican Party? Is Omar Baghdadi, the self-declared caliph at the helm of ISIS a social conservative, a libertarian and a card carrying member of the GOP, or just one of the three? Because President Barack Obama seems to think that this is the question most Americans should be asking.
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, speaks of her experience during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla.
Some gays and lesbians appear determined to wriggle free of Donald Trump's embrace as he suddenly throws his arms around their community as an election issue. A sea of people produced some of the loudest applause in response to clear digs against the presumptive Republican nominee.
The ex-wife of Orlando mass killer Omar Mateen claimed Monday that she believed he was homosexual - as it was revealed that he frequented the gay nightclub where he staged the nation's worst massacre in modern times. Sitora Yusufiy, who was married to Mateen in 2009 for three months, made the shocking claim on Brazilian television station SBT Brazil.
It has only been a few days since a terrorist targeted LGBT people in an Orlando night club, but that isn't stopping Kansas Republicans from pushing anti-gay legislation that would force trans school children to use bathrooms that don't match their gender identity. The Kansas City Star reports state Rep. John Whitmer drafted the legislation, which he may push during a special legislative session in which state lawmakers try and prevent Kansas public schools from closing.
As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White House and the FBI said 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American born Muslim, appears to be a "homegrown extremist" who had touted support not just for the Islamic State, but other radical groups that are its enemies.
As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White House and the FBI said 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American born Muslim, appears to be a "homegrown extremist" who had touted support not just for the Islamic State, but other radical groups that are its enemies.
People gather for a candlelight vigil during a memorial service for the victims of the shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 13, 2016. Photo: Reuters Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday's deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub.
Vigils, rallies and marches are being held around the country Monday and later this week for the victims of the deadly attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Police in many areas have promised heightened security for the events, which come during Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orlando police chief John Mina and FBI agent Ron Hopper speak at a news conference after a shooting attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, U.S. June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Kolczynski - RTX2FSA7 - See this story on www.theatlantic.com At first, the reactions were only subtly different: expressions of horror and sadness, thoughts, and prayers.
Washington, Jun 14 : President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said. Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not provide more details about the trip.
President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said Monday night. U.S President Barack Obama speaks as Vice President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with FBI Director James Comey, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas Rasmussen, and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates in the Oval Office of the White House June 13, 2016 in Washington, DC.
In both style and substance, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Trump focused heavily on the nation's broken immigration system in his fiery address, although the Orlando shooter was born in the United States.
A combination photo shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Los Angeles, California on May 5, 2016 and in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. on May 6, 2016 respectively. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson and Jim Urquhart/File Photos Donald Trump said Monday that the massacre in Orlando, Florida, justified his call for a ban on Muslim immigration and warned that if Hillary Clinton were elected president, thousands of potential Islamic terrorists would flood into the country with the intention of slaughtering innocent Americans.
Don Haller, left, and Frank Thompson of Laguna Niguel pray for the victims of Orlando nightclub shooting at Main Street Bar in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. . An armed police officer stands guard outside the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York.
SPAN is scheduled to carry video of presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech today at 2:30 ET "on national security in the wake of the mass shooting on a gay night club in Orlando, Florida." For upcoming events, see: accuracy.org/calendar .
U.S. authorities on Monday were investigating whether a gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando and declared his allegiance to Islamic State militants had received any help in carrying out the massacre. The FBI and other agencies were looking at evidence inside and in the closed-off streets around the Pulse nightclub, where New York-born Omar Mateen perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, and the worst attack on U.S. soil since the Sept.
Love requires action, otherwise it's merely sentiment. And the best act of love that the state of Indiana could show LGBT Hoosiers now is to commit to expanding the civil rights law.
Hundreds attend a vigil at SoundScape Park in Miami Beach on Sunday evening, June 12, 2016, to honor of the victims of a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. New York morning radio host Elvis Duran hosted this year's Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade with special guest Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history prompted calls on Sunday by some members of Congress for legislation to tighten control of weapons sales, although there were slim hopes for much change after 50 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Florida. Democratic Senator Robert Casey said he would announce a bill on Monday that would ban anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime from owning a firearm.