Pride flag killing suspect appears to have a long history of anti-LGBTQ social posts

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Pride flag killing suspect appears to have a long history of anti-LGBTQ social posts - Lemmy.world

The 27-year-old man who police say shot and killed a California business owner over a Pride flag draped in her store appears to have had a yearslong history of posting disturbing — and often violent — anti-LGBTQ messages on social media. The suspect, Travis Ikeguchi, gunned down Laura Ann Carleton, 66, on Friday, after confronting her and “yelling many homophobic slurs” over her clothing store’s Pride flag, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said at a news conference Monday. Shortly after fleeing the store, Mag.Pi, Ikeguchi was killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

There’s no such thing as homophobia, I wish people would stop saying that. 🤦🏻‍♂️

For me, the bigger issue is how this person got a gun in the first place.

That is literally one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

There is absolutely homophobia. There are people who very specifically go out of their way to harass primarily LGBTQ individuals. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US experienced this even in school as a child.

No, it’s called bigotry.

If I see a queer person, I don’t go running for the hills, nor do they make me feel irrationally uncomfortable or fearful.

Absolutely. This is the same reason I am against the use of sunrise and sunset. The sun isn’t actually doing anything!

Peanuts are not actually nuts, we must fix this as well.

I heard someone say they were head over heels in love with their boyfriend the other day, imagine my outrage that they were standing normal on their feet!

We should also get rid of the word hemophobia, they’re not actually afraid of blood, they’re just having a neurological reaction.

It is just all so infuriating

Oh, and don’t even get me started on “sleeping like a baby”! I’ve never seen a baby sleep through the night without waking up multiple times.

Or when people claim they’re “freezing” when it’s just a bit chilly. To my knowledge, they’re not turning into ice!

Ever heard someone say they’re “starving”? Unless they’ve been stranded on a deserted island recently, I doubt it.

And the term “caught red-handed”? Unless their hands are actually painted red, I think we might be exaggerating.

It’s all so perplexing; words just aren’t what they used to be!

Words matter….
You don’t