Too Many Synchronicities

Bing 360° image of Pulse Night Club then go to Yelp section title Step inside.

1. Orlando
2. Islam
3. Bathrooms

 

This past weekend June 10-12, 2016, was a convergence of peculiar coincidences in my opinion.

On Friday, June 10th, Christina Grimmie, a rising star was shot dead while signing autographs in Orlando, Florida.  Also, on Friday, June 10th, the Muslim holy day of prayer, Muhammad Ali was laid to rest in Kentucky. Muhammad Ali passed away the previous Friday, June 3rd.  Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting began on Sunday, June 5, 2016.

Coincidentally, June is also Gay Pride month, and this past week the Whitehouse kicked it off with a Celebration for LGBTs.

   

On Saturday night (June 11-12, 2016) actually it was early Sunday morning (@ 2:00 AM) when a purported devout Muslim Security Guard, Omar Mateen went on a deadly rampage in a Gay Night Club (named Pulse) in Orlando, Florida. At approximately, 5:00 AM, Omar Mateen was killed after the police busted through a wall of a BATHROOM with an armored paramilitary vehicle, where THE shooter had barricaded himself with hostages he had taken from the Night Club.

   

Next month, on Sunday, July 17, 2016 an Ecumenical Interreligious Rally is scheduled to take place at the National Mall (before the Washington Monument OBELISK) in Washington, D.C.
This  event has been organized by an organization called The Pulse.

  

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P.S.

 

• Bathrooms have become a point of contention during the past few months; Proponents of LGBT rights want to open access of WOMEN's Bathrooms and Locker Rooms to LGBT and Transgender or Gender Fluid people.

• The Gay Pride movement began at the STONEWALL, a Gay Bar in New York City, where a violent confrontation occured between civil authorities and Gay Bar patrons.

 

 

What Is Pulse, The Nightclub Where The Orlando Shooting Took Place? It's More Than A Bar

KYLIE MCCONVILLE

A DAY AGO

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Shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, a gunman opened fire at an Orlando-area nightclub in Florida, killing a confirmed 50 people and injuring more than 50 people.  Pulse, the nightclub where the Orlando shooting took placewas clearly a staple nighttime destination in the Orlando area, but its importance stretched far beyond that. According to a USA TODAYreport, one of the owners of Pulse started the club in an effort to promote awareness about the area's gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual communities after her brother died from AIDS. Barbara Poma first opened Pulse with friend and co-founder Ron Leger in 2014, USA TODAY reports. They're known for hosting themed performances and a monthly program of LGBT-related educational events. The night of the deadly attack was Latin night.


(Update: The FBI has updated the death toll to 49 victims. The shooter was also killed.)

According to its About page on its Facebook, Pulse was "Orlando's Premier Gay Nightclub and Ultra Lounge/Bar," and reviews for the nightclub tout it as the "best gay bar" in the Orlando area. After Poma's brother John came out as gay to his friends and family, Pulse became a space to help foster community, love, and support. Of Pulse's creation, a quote on their website read,

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.

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