Petit Soleil

A busy pup with too many work hours and too little sleep. Art when I have the time, and fandom (random) junk when I don't.

[beyonslayed]

Hoping and praying that Muslims (and those racialized as such) around the world don’t face any retribution in the aftermath of the Orlando tragedy during this holy month of Ramadan

[micdotcom]

Watch: President Obama calls Orlando gay club shooting an act of “terror and hate” in speech.

[scully]

This isn’t just another shooting. 

This is now officially, with over 50 casualties, the worst mass shooting in United States history. And the fact that it took place at a gay club was not merely coincidence. This was not just another act of senseless violence in America. This was a hate crime. 

A man walked into a safe space for the LGBT community with an assault rifle and lined them up and slaughtered them. 

Don’t do what the media is inevitably going to do. Don’t erase where this happened and who this happened to.

When you make your statements for/against gun control, remember this was a hate crime. When you make your statements about the gunman’s reported religious beliefs, remember this was a hate crime. When your politicians make empty promises about changing the way things are, remember this was a hate crime. When you make your statements about the media’s coverage of this, remind everyone this was hate crime. 

Do not gloss over the identities of the victims. They were killed for them. This was a hate crime. 

[homojabi]

LGBTQ Muslims have and always will exist—we aren’t haram and we aren’t alone.

[yves420]

Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, where 50 people were fatally shot early Sunday, is more than “just another gay bar.”

Barbara Poma, along with her friend Ron Legler, opened the bar in 2004 to keep the spirit of her brother alive after he died from AIDS in 1991. Since then, Pulse has been promoting awareness about the LGBTQ community in the area.

“Being raised in a strict Italian family, being gay was frowned upon. However, when John came out to his family and friends, the family dynamic transitioned from a culture of strict tradition to one of acceptance and love,” Pulse’s website says.

“It was important to create an atmosphere that embraced the gay lifestyle with décor that would make John proud. Most importantly, (we) coined the name Pulse for John’s heartbeat — as a club that is John’s inspiration, where he is kept alive in the eyes of his friends and family.”

[kikissh]

Straight Allies in Orlando: Give Blood.

It is illegal for most of the LGBT community to give blood in Florida. Please help.

[kikissh]

Update;;

[kikissh]

Stay strong, my friends.

[kikissh]

Stay strong, stay caring, be safe, do only what you can. Remember #selfcare.

[hydramoon]

Anyone in Orlando or has followers from the area please!

O+ and O- blood donors needed ASAP!!! Due to the shooting overnight, the hospital and blood bank is critically low right now for donated blood. If you are able, please go this morning to donate at one of the locations below. This valuable gift you can give is a direct way to help those injured from this tragic incident. The Orange, Osceola, and Seminole locations open today are:

Orlando - West Michigan Donor Center 345 West Michigan St #106 Orlando, FL 32806 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Orlando - Main Donor Center 8669 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Apopka Donor Center 131 North Park Ave Apopka, FL 32703 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kissimmee Donor Center 1029 North John Young Pkwy Kissimmee, FL 34741 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Oviedo Donor Center 1954 West 426 #1100 Oviedo, FL 32765 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Lake Mary Donor Center 105 Waymont Ct #101 Lake Mary , FL 32746 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sun: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

[liberalsarecool]

Let’s keep the Islamophobia in check. Non-Muslims are the greatest threat. Muslims were involved in .57%, that’s half of one percent, of mass shootings.

This is about access to assault weapons and homophobia, both pillars of Right Wing populism.

[cultural-antifascism-deactivate]

Just a reminder that the state bans gay and bisexual men from donating blood. 

We are legally not able to save our own lives. 

Fuck homophobia. Fuck the state. 

[kjghsladjlhfasjdkhfkjd-deactiva]

trans women are also coercively and transmisogynistically assigned the label of “men who have sex with men” and are also banned from blood donations

[smoulder-soldier]

No they are lifting the ban temporarily (as seen on MSNBC news) so donations can be made from everyone at this time.

–Patty Sheehan, Orlando District 4 Commissioner made this statement (not verbatim).

[cultural-antifascism-deactivate]

oh thank god

if you can, please reblog this version of this post so that gay/bisexual men and trans women in Orlando can know they can donate blood

[elizabitchdarcy-deactivated2017]

The shooter’s father has stated “this has nothing to do with religion” with regards to his son’s actions. 

His son saw two men kissing a few months ago in Orlando and it made him angry. This was homophobia. This was a hate crime. Do not pretend that it was anything different.

[breathingfree-blog1]

Gay Pride was not born out of the need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.

Unknown (via breathingfree)

[yahoonewsphotos]

Shooting rampage at Florida nightclub

A gunman killed at least 50 people and injured 53 others in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before police shot him dead in what U.S. authorities described as a “terrorism incident.”

A police officer working as a security guard inside the Pulse club exchanged fire with the suspect at about 2 a.m., police officials said.

A hostage situation quickly developed, and three hours later a squad of officers entered the club and shot dead the gunman. It was unclear when the gunman shot the victims.

“Do we consider this an act of terrorism? Absolutely, we are investigating this from all parties’ perspective as an act of terrorism,” said Danny Banks, special agent in charge of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Danny Banks. (Reuters)

See more photos of rampage and our other slideshows on Yahoo News.

Live updates: Mass shooting at Orlando nightclub

[househunting]

this is not househunting related whatsoever but i have 90k followers and i know many of you live in florida:

Orlando hospitals are in massive need of blood donations after the unbelievable hate crime/terrorist attack (50 dead, 50+ injured) that happened at a gay club last night. 

“There is an urgent need for O Negative, O Positive and AB Plasma blood donors following a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida,” said the news release from OneBlood.

please, if you can, head over to a donation center today, and boost this post. 

Four local OneBlood banks are open today 8 a.m.-4 p.m.:

-Orange Park Donor Center 2153 Kingsley

-South Jacksonville Donor Center 8013 Beach Blvd. (near Parental Home Rd.)

-West Jacksonville Donor Center 5209 Blanding Blvd.

-Mandarin Donor Center 10501 San Jose Blvd

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-orlando-nightclub-shooting-blood-donations-20160612-story.html

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/urgent-need-for-blood-donations-after-orlando-mass-shooting/338339345

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pulse nightclub shooting update

50 dead

53 injured

hotline for identification 407-246-4357

family/friend reunification at hampton inn 43 columbia street

visit oneblood.org for any open donation centers in central florida

[frogside-gone]

Mass Casualties After 'Terrorism' at Orlando Gay Club

At least 50 people are dead and more than 50 others are wounded after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, early Sunday morning.

Fifty.

“At least” fifty of us are dead for daring to live and love and gather in community spaces. I cannot even begin to express how heartbroken I am.

[emmeryn-whatcha-say]

A friend of mine took this picture at Phoenix Comic Con and it took me a moment to get it

[typicalfeministkilljoy]

do girls really mature faster? or do we just excuse boys’ immaturity longer?