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BootinUp

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Tue Jun 14, 2016, 12:10 AM Jun 2016

Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was gay, former classmate says [View all]

A former classmate of Omar Mateen’s 2006 police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once asked him out.

The classmate said that he, Mateen and other classmates would hang out, sometimes going to gay nightclubs, after classes at the Indian River Community College police academy. He said Mateen asked him out romantically.

“We went to a few gay bars with him, and I was not out at the time, so I declined his offer,” the former classmate said. He asked that his name not be used.

He believed Mateen was gay, but not open about it. Mateen was awkward, and for a while the classmate and the rest in the group of friends felt sorry for him.

“He just wanted to fit in and no one liked him,” he said. “He was always socially awkward.”

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/orlando-shooter-omar-mateen-was-gay-former-classma/nrfwW/?ecmp=pbp_social_twitter_2015_sfp

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Chris Hayes on MSNBC also interviewed someone about 30 minutes ago about this same story.

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Sad, sad, sad if true. N/t roamer65 Jun 2016 #1
That was the first thing hubby said after it happened mainer Jun 2016 #2
I said the same thing here...and got a hide for saying it! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #13
Well, there goes 90% of the attention on this case. David__77 Jun 2016 #3
Attention isn't going away. Too many hot button issues for it to disappear. writes3000 Jun 2016 #4
I don't think it should. It was a major terrorist attack. David__77 Jun 2016 #5
Yep. Completely agree. writes3000 Jun 2016 #6
True, but it doesn't stop people from claiming otherwise. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #12
Yup! Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #7
Disgusting King_David Jun 2016 #9
Well, there is one particular religion that must never be criticized here, QC Jun 2016 #22
He must have also felt intense shame because of Ilsa Jun 2016 #8
He's "socially" awkward in more ways than one rocktivity Jun 2016 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Jun 2016 #11
I'm sure that many individuals suffer from these sorts of conflicts..... clarice Jun 2016 #21
He says Mateen used Adam4Adam to send shots of his penis to men, but never showed his face.. LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #23
Kick n/t rocktivity Jun 2016 #14
Anything to deflect the real issue. Shameful.nt clarice Jun 2016 #15
??? BootinUp Jun 2016 #16
I didn't mean that YOU were trying to deflect the issue... clarice Jun 2016 #19
Exactly right! There are reasons. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #24
It's become glaringly obvious leftynyc Jun 2016 #17
Apparently he was a troubled child at a very young age. Starting to believe BootinUp Jun 2016 #18
I was home sick yesterday leftynyc Jun 2016 #20
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