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This past Monday, witnesses say they saw a man standing around the Bulldogs bar, a black gay bar in Atlanta, Georgia. A group of friends eventually interacted with this man, later identified as 47-year-old Elijah Payton, as he started to yell at them. An anonymous witness spoke to WSB-TV Atlanta about the situation, “He started yelling obscenities, such as ‘Hey, which one is with who? I wanna have sex with one of you guys,” the witness told them, “He then screamed...

Our hearts go out to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting this past weekend and their families who are struggling to take care of their loved ones. There are no words in existence that can express the world in which those affected are now living in. Like with the tragic events that happened at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida last year, not only are the present victims affected but so too are their families and friends, the community...

We recently told you about a Utah gay couple who were in Las Vegas during the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Yesterday, Anderson Cooper spoke to Bobby Eardley, who lost his partner Cameron Robinson in the horrific incident. Speaking of Robinson, Eardley said: “I just can not say enough amazing things about that man. He’s such an example to everyone he came into contact with in his life.” Eardley also described his final moments with his partner: “I just wanted to make sure...

59 people died, and at least 527 more were injured, in the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Yesterday, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock was identified as the gunman who fired a spray of bullets onto the crowd of an open-air country music festival on the Las Vegas strip, from the 32nd floor window of his Mandalay Bay Hotel room. But in the wake of the horrifying massacre, Las Vegas residents have shown their resolve, and have banded together to raise money for...

As the days and hours go by after the tragic shooting in Las Vegas, victims and families of victims are trying to find out if those at the shooting escaped, are wounded, or worse. As names have started to arise, two gay people (and a couple to boot) have been added to the list of victims. Cameron Robinson and Bobby Eardley were a gay couple from Utah. More specifically, Robinson was from Cedar City. Robinson would reportedly drive the two and...

Guy Hedger was fatally wounded during a burglary over the weekend. A man was shot dead in front of his partner after at least two burglars broke into their home in southern England. Guy Hedger, a 61-year-old marketing executive, was fatally injured in the early hours of Sunday morning at the couple’s home in Dorset in what is believed to have been a planned burglary. Simon-Pierre Hedger-Cooper, 48, is being supported by family, friends and police in the traumatizing aftermath of his...

Gay-friendly Blue Parrot beach club was hosting the final night of a music festival Several people have reportedly been killed after a gunman opened fire at a club in Cancun, Mexico in the early hours of this morning. Blue Parrot beach club, in Playa del Carmen, was hosting the final night of the BPM music festival. With more than 300 acts, the BPM is one of the world’s biggest festivals for electronic music. It is one of only 14 clubs listed as...

A survivor of the Orlando shooting has taken his first unassisted steps since the tragedy. Earlier this month, we saw Zumba instructor Angel Colon return to the stage for the first time since he was injured in the shooting to deliver a moving speech alongside the officer who saved his life – he even danced in his chair. Now, in video footage posted to his Facebook page, the survivor has shown he’s firmly on the road to recovery after taking his first steps...

The tragedy at Orlando Pulse gay bar has left many of us wondering where is the world heading to. With 52 deaths and as many injured, the mass shooting is the worst in the history of America. ISIS claimed the attack on the Amaq news agency and the shooter was identified as Omar Mateen, a resident of Port St Lucie, Florida. Mateen was killed in a gun battle with the police on Sunday morning. The whole world is in shock, and many public...