Ex-Wife and Pulse Patrons: Omar Mateen Was Gay and Regularly Attended LGBT Nightclubs

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<p>‘Omar Matee , the g ma who perpetrate the ea liest mass shooti g th s far i the U ite States early S ay mor i g, took the lives of 49 people at a gay cl b ame P lse i Orla o, Flori a. The ve e, like so ma y a ce cl bs that serve LGBT folks, serve as a safe space to those who patro ize it; a sa ct ary from a ti-gay viole ce a hatre .</p>
<p>N mero s ews o tlets have reporte o the story as a case of Islamic extremism or homophobic br tality. B t there is ew evi e ce that Matee was himself gay, ha bee see at P lse ma y times over rece t years a ha se gay ati g apps. While there is o exc se for Matee ’s horrific act, these ew etails pai t a portrait of a ma whose i ter alize homophobia may have bee a factor i his crimes.’</p>
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