‘Homophobia is deadly’: Twitter reacts to Orlando massacre

By News Staff

Posted June 12, 2016 1:00 pm.

Last Updated June 12, 2016 3:00 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A horrific mass shooting inside LGBT nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of at least 50 people Sunday morning and left at least 50 injured in hospital.

Orlando police confirms the massacre is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and is currently investigating the circumstances.

This tragedy prompted an outpouring of concern on Twitter for the victims, the LGBT community and gun control laws in the United States:

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