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What Is Operation Pridefall?: Protecting The LGBTQ+ Community Against Extremist Cyber AttacksJournalism & Social Activism // may 29, 2020Content Warnings: Homophobia, shootings, suicideAs sad as it is, none of us are shocked when homophobia runs rampant in our society anymore. Mass tragedies have occured like the 2016 Pulse Shooting at an LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) club in Orlando, Florida. I remember watching the news coverage on Pulse at 13 years old and bawling my eyes out. Today at 17, I just went and sobbed to my mom about how I don't want to die just for loving the same sex. The Trevor Project estimates that almost 2 million LGBTQ+ individuals aged 13-24 seriously consider suicide every year. Every. Single. Year. We are scared. We are out and we are proud, but we are so scared to be slaughtered and forgotten because of how we identify or who we love.
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