2a de Junio 2016, Vol XVI No. 349
Terror en Casa - Crimen de Odio Living in a State of Terror
Pride Festival June 25 and 26 Soldiers Memorail Park Downtown St. Louis
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n Sunday, June 12, the biggest massacre in the United States sparked one of the most controversial debates of our time. 49 people died at the hands of Omar Mateen at an Orlando Gay club; and more than 50 were severely injured, making it the deadliest massacre in the history of the United States. The details of
the shooting are yet not clear, but the motivation appears to be a hate crime. For years, the LGTB community has suffered rejection, ridicule, discrimination, and judgment, denying a fundamental and natural right: love. Lately, as time progress, newer generations have been more aware and accepting of the need for equality
and we, as a society, continue to move forward. Still, in the minds of many, this is a very delicate, and in some cases, forbidden subject. Religion has played an important role influencing the opinion of the masses, and in some cases, as it happened in Orlando, forced the action of an individual.
The conversation originates from the subject of equality and human rights, the basic social obligation to behave fair and right with each other. The controversy is ignited when nontraditional ideas are interpreted as threatening to the beliefs and morals of those who do not hold.............. Continues on Page 23...