“Warning: All homos will burn like faggots in hell.”
Police handcuffed an anti-LGBT protestor outside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub today, the one-year anniversary of the brutal attack on the nightclub that left 49 dead and many more wounded.
BREAKING: Orlando Police have handcuffed a protester in front of Pulse Orlando #WFTV pic.twitter.com/FDptZCR8A9
— Michael Lopardi (@MLopardiWFTV) June 12, 2017
The unnamed suspect was one of three demonstrators holding signs reading homophobic messages like “Sin = Death” and “Warning: All homos will burn like faggots in hell”
As he was cuffed, the crowds chanted “Love conquers hate.”
Crowd chants "love conquer hate" by protester in front of Pulse Orlando #WFTV pic.twitter.com/KHnh2vndkJ
— Michael Lopardi (@MLopardiWFTV) June 12, 2017
Authorities have not said why he was detained, but the incident took place after a remembrance ceremony for victims and first responders. “We are not here to relive the horror of that day,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
