Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, grimly changed the equation, stirring communal fears and swiftly prompting tighter security at gay pride events. Many gay bars added security measures, or considered doing so in the aftermath of the Orlando attack. At eagleBOLT, a gay bar in Minneapolis, patrons watched big-screen TVs in silence as President Barack Obama denounced the Orlando shooting as an "act of terror." The attack on the Pulse nightclub, which killed at least 50 people and was the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to date, occurred amid numerous events nationwide celebrating LGBT Pride Month. "Our practices and institutions may change in light of this tragedy — LGBT gathering places may have more security now," said Rev.

Source: ABC News June 12, 2016 21:56 UTC