Hollywood, PH stars mourn for, pay tribute to Orlando shooting victims

MANILA, Philippines – After 50 lives were lost in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA – what has been tagged the most deadly shooting in US history – the world was in shock.

"We know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate," said President Barack Obama.

Entertainment figures, being influential on social media, used their platforms not just to express shock and grief at an attack that had seemed to be targeted at gay people, but also to proclaim messages of empowerment and hope, as well as to shun hatred.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga appeared onstage at a Los Angeles vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

"As we have now witnessed the largest mass shooting in American history, I can’t help but feel that this level of hatred – like all prejudicial crimes – this is an attack on humanity itself. This is an attack on everyone," she said.

"Tonight, I gather humbly with you, as a human being, in peace, in sincerity, in commitment, in solidarity, to take a real moment and mourn the tragic loss of these innocent, beautiful people."

Watch this Periscope video from Beverly White of NBC in Los Angeles:

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: Reading of the Orlando victim names featuring Lady Gaga in LA <a href="https://t.co/oPJlSauNLR">https://t.co/oPJlSauNLR</a></p>&mdash; Beverly White (@BeverlyNBCLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeverlyNBCLA/status/742549987150594049">June 14, 2016</a></blockquote>

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As she has been championing gender equality, Lady Gaga also put this message on Instagram:

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:33.125% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkZw_KpFDl/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Stand strong w/ ur pride, it belongs to u. Love is opposite of hate. My sincerest mourning 4 LGBTQ&#39;s suffering 2day. I pray for gun control and a cultural revolution of kindness. For all people. We can&#39;t divide in the face of evil, we must stick together and heal each other we are brothers and sisters.  #prayfororlando #orlando #kindness #stopviolence #lgbtqpride</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T21:02:25+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 2:02pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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The pop star also tweeted earlier on June 12:

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I pray for all the victims families during this shooting epidemic. That their pain be met with compassion and support from the world.</p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/742054021301567488">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s a traumatizing &amp; emotional time for a many people. I dream of the world reflecting on what we can do to change this violence. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orlando?src=hash">#Orlando</a></p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/742058357670871040">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Madonna

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkq0kjmERB/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Stop Hate. Stop Violence. #revolutionoflove</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T23:31:27+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 4:31pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkXna2GEYo/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Love is Love. Stop Hate Crimes. Any form of terrorism is a form of Hate! If this image bothers you why are you following me?? Tongues are not the problem. Intolerance is the problem.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T20:43:38+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 1:43pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkXe5DGEYM/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">What has happened in Orlando is Devastating.  My heart Goes Out to all the Victims of the Shooting and to their Families. Stop Hate Crimes!!!!</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T20:42:28+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 1:42pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Elton John

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our hearts go out to all the families and loved ones of those lost in Orlando. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/prayfororlando?src=hash">#prayfororlando</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/loveisthecure?src=hash">#loveisthecure</a> <a href="https://t.co/nyfzJiyPma">pic.twitter.com/nyfzJiyPma</a></p>&mdash; Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/742059870820704257">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Beyoncé

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Jennifer Lopez

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGktqi1GuGZ/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Attacks on ANY person based on race, sexuality, or religious beliefs is an attack on ALL humanity. Acts of terror &amp; hatred have no place in a loving civilized world. This has to stop. Praying for enlightenment for us all to find a solution. My heart and prayers are with all of the families and friends who have lost a loved one in Orlando.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T23:56:18+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 4:56pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Ariana Grande

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How how how how can one have so much hate ????? My heart...... is so broken. Praying for the families of the Orlando victims. I am so sorry.</p>&mdash; Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/742030601369309184">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Katy Perry

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I just can&#39;t believe this is the world we live in today.</p>&mdash; KATY PERRY (@katyperry) <a href="https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/742095204358885376">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Pharrell

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will never understand why people hate. No words can express how sad my heart feels about the tragedy in Orlando <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EqualityMeansEverybody?src=hash">#EqualityMeansEverybody</a></p>&mdash; Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pharrell/status/742103374787715072">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus wrote on Instagram, "Sending so much love to the friends and family who lost loved ones in this devastating shooting in Orlando... Sending peace to the souls injured and killed."

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She also posted an text exchange with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus (who was tagged in the photo):

Billy Ray first said, "A day that started out as so innocent has now become so tragic. My heart is broken… and I know yours is too. So much hate… Not sure love has a chance anymore."

To this, Miley replied: "Love has a mega chance! Don't give up!"

"You're right. Love has to win… Love wins!" her father replied.

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Justin Timberlake

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkPqGYydhQ/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Last night -  in celebration of pride- a group of people - people like you or me or your neighbors or family were dancing &amp; listening to music &amp; celebrating life, just like you or me or your neighbors would. And then, one man and his guns took that life away from them. That&#39;s cruel. And it&#39;s exactly against what America stands for. I try to make music that hopefully brings joy to people and makes people dance and makes people feel and makes people LOVE... Because there&#39;s nothing more pure and beautiful than that act- and the fact that that resulted in the largest mass shooting in American history leaves me heartbroken. I used to LIVE there. I hope we can wake up and realize we are ALL THE SAME. Just humans. One species. Just wanting to be LOVED. #PrayForOrlando #MoreLoveLessHate</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T19:34:05+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 12:34pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Emma Watson

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/loveislove?src=hash">#loveislove</a></p>&mdash; Emma Watson (@EmWatson) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/742385374664744961">June 13, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Nick Jonas

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My heart is broken this morning. So much hate in this world. So many beautiful innocent lives taken last night in Orlando. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayForOrlando?src=hash">#PrayForOrlando</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickjonas/status/742027080016232448">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Kim Kardashian-West

Kim Kardashian-West tweeted this:

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m truly at a loss for words. To everyone in Orlando affected by this massacre, my thoughts, love, &amp; prayers are with u </p>&mdash; Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/742032806646140929">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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She also spoke about the issue of gun control in the US in relation to the Orlando tragedy.

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Under current federal law people on terror watch lists can legally buy guns – this is called the Terror Gap</p>&mdash; Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/742126210910543872">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have repeatedly called on Congress to close this loophole that makes it easy for dangerous people to get guns &amp; kill.</p>&mdash; Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/742126505614925824">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nothing has changed!!!! People continue to senselessly die. When will these gun laws be changed?!?!?!?!!!!?????</p>&mdash; Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/742126680211234816">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Kourtney Kardashian

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waking up to this horrifying and heartbreaking news. I don&#39;t know what to say anymore. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayForHumanity?src=hash">#PrayForHumanity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orlando?src=hash">#Orlando</a></p>&mdash; Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) <a href="https://twitter.com/kourtneykardash/status/742036446161211392">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Caitlyn Jenner

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shocked &amp; heartbroken. Sending all my thoughts &amp; prayers to my bothers &amp; sisters in Orlando. Be safe the rest of this weekend friends <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride?src=hash">#pride</a></p>&mdash; Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) <a href="https://twitter.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/742076105180340224">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Hilary Duff

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Horrified watching the news. Where has the love in our world gone. Honestly I don&#39;t know what to say. So sad. So wrong  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayingForOrlando?src=hash">#PrayingForOrlando</a></p>&mdash; Hilary Duff (@HilaryDuff) <a href="https://twitter.com/HilaryDuff/status/742044519990861824">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Lea Salonga

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is apparently the worst mass shooting in US history. This needs to stop. Please, no more.</p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/742009956799381505">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wishing I could hug all my friends celebrating <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrideWeekend?src=hash">#PrideWeekend</a>, this news about Orlando is devastating. A gay nightclub was targeted.</p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/742009522705686528">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Pia Wurtzbach

Miss Universe 2015 took to Instagram to condemn recent terror events, including the Orlando shooting. In two separate posts on the Miss Universe and her personal account, she highlighted a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride: the rainbow flag. (READ: Pia Wurtzbach stands by LGBT community after Orlando shooting)

On her personal account, she wrote: "I am Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach from a highly conservative Catholic country but I am not afraid. Celebrated but also sometimes criticized. And staying true to my word, the LGBT community is close to my heart. It's 2016, people. There's no room for hate anymore."

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{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkvtbQLpbU/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">You have my love and you are in my prayers.  Between the Orlando shootings, the hospital shootings, the young girl from The Voice whose life was taken, the bomb that exploded in an airport in China, the missing airplane, the world is in need of unity and change. I am staying true to my word as the LGBT community is close to my heart. It&#39;s 2016, there&#39;s no room for hate anymore. #PrayForOrlando #NoHateJustLove </a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T00:14:10+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 5:14pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Hailee Steinfeld

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGlSl7AoMlc/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">There&#39;s no better reminder that love conquers all than joining the LGBQT community at LA Pride tonight. I could have danced all night in celebration of our freedom and equality. In memory of the victims this weekend, we stand with you and your families.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by hailee steinfeld (@haileesteinfeld) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T05:18:58+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 10:18pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Ryan Gosling

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/CfOXnZfZNr">pic.twitter.com/CfOXnZfZNr</a></p>&mdash; Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanGosling/status/742075738044538881">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Ellen DeGeneres

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My heart is heavy today, but I still believe in love. There’s more love than hate in this world. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OrlandoUnited?src=hash">#OrlandoUnited</a></p>&mdash; Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/742431095195475968">June 13, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Neil Patrick Harris

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The tragedy in Orlando is just beyond sad. My deepest regrets to all those suffering. There are no words that suffice. I&#39;m...stunned.</p>&mdash; Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/status/742087374981746688">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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James Corden

The Tony Awards, the biggest night in theater, also dedicated this year's awards night, Sunday, June 12, to the victims of the attack.

Its host, James Corden, opened the show: "Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this atrocity. All we can say is that you are not on your own right now. Your tragedy is our tragedy."

"Theater is a place where every race, creed, sexuality and gender is equal, is embraced, and is loved. Hate will never win. Together, we have to make sure of that. Tonight's show stands as a symbol and a celebration of that principle."

Watch the video from CBS News:

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda won big at the Tony Awards, and when he accepted the award for Best Original Score, he said recited a sonnet he made himself. (WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda dedicates sonnet to Orlando victims)

At one point, it goes: "This show is proof that history remembers / We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger / We rise and fall and light from dying embers remembrance that hope and love last longer."

"Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside."

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Anna Kendrick

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fuck. I don&#39;t even know what to say anymore. Fuck. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride?src=hash">#Pride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride?src=hash">#Pride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride?src=hash">#Pride</a></p>&mdash; Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaKendrick47/status/742041917630775296">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Zoe Saldana

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:31.25% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkv6jEIp1A/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">We have been speechless today. It&#39;s very hard to believe such cruelty and confusion can exist in such a beautiful world. Our hearts are with Christina Grimmie&#39;s family, and with all the families of everyone who lost their lives or have been wounded in Orlando, Fl.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T00:15:57+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 5:15pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Kristian Nairn

Kristian Nairn, aka Hodor on Game of Thrones, was in Manila for ToyCon 2016 at the time of the tragic attack and tweeted this in solidarity:

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My thoughts are with the people of Orlando Florida, and the horrible events at Pulse :( be safe people &lt;333 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orlando?src=hash">#orlando</a></p>&mdash; Kristian Nairn (@KristianNairn) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristianNairn/status/741966994900033539">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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In 2014, the Game of Thrones star said in an interview with the fan site WinterIsComing.net, "When you talk about 'the gay community,' you are talking about MY community. […] I’ve never hidden my sexuality from anyone, my whole life in fact, and I’ve been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, cos it’s not something you just blurt out. I’ve tried to lead the questions a few times, to no avail!"  

Amy Schumer

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sickening news. All my love to Orlando.</p>&mdash; Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) <a href="https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/742043904527073280">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Ellen Page

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Our community has suffered a tremendous loss. We must stand together more than ever.</p>&mdash; Ellen Page (@EllenPage) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenPage/status/742048334832009216">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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George Takei

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Devastated by the news out of FL. Whatever the madness behind this, let us all come together first to support victims &amp; their loved ones.</p>&mdash; George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/741995594600812544">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Laverne Cox

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deeply moved that in the face of tragedy Orlando &amp; Americans everywhere are coming together to give blood, love &amp; support.This is who we are</p>&mdash; Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lavernecox/status/742022360866390016">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Vanessa Hudgens

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkY5FNzCkW/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">I don&#39;t understand how there can be so much hate in the world. Violence never fixes issues. Only love. But this demonic cycle keeps happening. It breaks my heart. Prayers and love to everyone affected. #prayfororlando #prayfortheworld</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T20:54:47+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 1:54pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Martin Nievera

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkb4eKxwLr/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Let&#39;s all stop what we are doing and pray for our LGBT brothers &amp; sisters who lost their lives in a senseless shooting in Orlando Florida as well for those injured and their families. You are not alone.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by martinnievera (@martinnievera) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T21:20:55+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 2:20pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Aiza Seguerra

On Instagram, Aiza Seguerra wrote: "Nakakalungkot isipin na dahil lang sa kung sino kami at mga pinili namin mahalin, akala ng mga ibang tao, wala na kaming puwang sa mundo."

(It's saddening to think that just because of who we are and who we choose to love, some people think that we don't have a space in this world.)

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:34.8214285714% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGmZB6QNM5B/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Nakakalungkot isipin na dahil lang sa kung sino kami at mga pinili namin mahalin, akala ng mga ibang tao, wala na kaming puwang sa mundo. Sana huwag ninyong kalimutan na ang LGBT ay mga tao rin, at may mga taong nagmamahal sa amin at nagbibigay ng pagpapahalaga sa aming buhay kagaya ng mga pamilya at kaibigan. Hindi porke iba ang tingin ninyo sa amin ay mayroon na kayong lisensiya para murahin kami, pagkaitan ng karapatan at kalayaan, pagtawanan, bastusin, saktan at patayin.  Tao kami. Kagaya ninyong lahat.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Aiza Diño Seguerra (@aizaseguerra) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-13T15:34:28+00:00">Jun 13, 2016 at 8:34am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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"Sana huwag ninyong kalimutan na ang LGBT ay mga tao rin, at may mga taong nagmamahal sa amin at nagbibigay ng pagpapahalaga sa aming buhay kagaya ng mga pamilya at kaibigan. Hindi porke iba ang tingin ninyo sa amin ay mayroon na kayong lisensiya para murahin kami, pagkaitan ng karapatan at kalayaan, pagtawanan, bastusin, saktan at patayin." 

(Hopefully, you won't forget that LGBT people are humans, too, and there are people who love us and give us importance like family and friends. Not just because you see us differently, you have the license to curse at us, deny us of our rights and freedom, ridicule, laugh, mock, hurt, and kill.

"Tao kami. Kagaya ninyong lahat (We are human. Just like all of you)," he ended his note.

Liza Diño-Seguerra

While promoting their film Traslacion, which tackles the "plight that we LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer] couples go through," Liza Diño-Seguerra said that she found their premiere at the Soho International Film Festival in New York timely with its message.

She wrote, "Sana hindi lang manatili sa Facebook ang inyong pakikiramay sa nangyari sa mga GAY PEOPLE na walang awang pinagbabaril dahil lang para sa inyo 'iba' sila. STOP HATE CRIME."

(We hope that your sympathy with what happened to the gay people, who were mercilessly shot dead, wouldn't stop with Facebook.)

"Pare-pareho tayong TAO. Lahat tayo may karapatang mamuhay ng totoo sa sarili natin at magmahal ng MALAYA."

(We are all people. We all have the right to live being true to ourselves and to love freely.)

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Iza Calzado

{source}<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkOeFkAIOj/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">More Love and Less Hate please!!! Praying for our brothers and sisters whose lives were lost at the Orlando, Florida terror attack!</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by DREAM BIG (@missizacalzado) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-06-12T19:23:43+00:00">Jun 12, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>

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Gab Valenciano

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What is happening. Worst thing to wake up to. Praying for all the families affected. God have mercy. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orlando?src=hash">#Orlando</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayForOrlando?src=hash">#PrayForOrlando</a></p>&mdash; Gabriel Valenciano (@gabvalenciano) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabvalenciano/status/742017506391400448">June 12, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>{/source}

The Pulse nightclub attack coincided with gay pride month in the United States, with festive events all over the country.

Reports say that the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, harbored anti-gay views and regularly beat a former wife. (READ: Orlando shooter homophobe and wife beater – reports)

The FBI also said that they received reports that the gunman had made a call prior to the massacre, claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS).

Also in Orlando, last Friday, June 10, The Voice alumna Christina Grimmie was also shot while meeting fans after her concert. She did not survive the gunshot wounds that she sustained. – with reports from Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com