David RichardsonFlorida state legislatorOnly four years ago, Richardson became the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Florida State Legislature. While the U.S. media largely fixated on how current and would-be presidents reacted to the Orlando attack, a much more interesting debate was playing out among the world’s gay politicians, commentators and public figures. Darren YoungWWE wrestlerIn 2013, Young became the first active WWE wrestler to come out as gay, and marched in the Los Angeles gay pride parade only hours after the Orlando attack. In an interview with local media, Richardson blamed anti-gay activism for encouraging extremist acts like those in Orlando. “He (the Neo-Nazi attacker) extinguished the laughter for a long time, but he didn’t extinguish the love,” he said.

Source: National Post June 14, 2016 13:41 UTC