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Gay Tumblr User Claims To Be New York City Bomber

"I cannot live in a world where homosexuals like myself... are looked down upon by society.”

The New York Police Department is investigating a Tumblr page made by someone who claims to be responsible for the bombing in New York City yesterday.

On the page, titled "I'm the NY Bomber," the person claims to be gay and says there are more explosions to come.

The page, which had a rainbow flag across the top, was taken down Sunday around 2pm.

“You probably have all seen the news by now, the explosives detonated in New York City—that was me,” the first post read.

“I did it because I cannot stand society. I cannot live in a world where homosexuals like myself as well as the rest of the LGBTQ+ community are looked down upon by society.”

It is 2016 and we are still being viewed as mentally ill, sinners, attention seekers, and just plain weirdos in general. I am not going to stand by while under classed and underprivileged people are oppressed.

I am not going to stand by while there is inequality in my country such as the racism being seen in white police officers all over the country. I am not going to live in a country where it is OK to have a misogynist, xenophobic, racist Islamophobic, Republican candidate running for President of The United States!

That’s implying that Republicans in general should even be taken seriously as they are all cisgendered privileged white people.

The author claimed yesterday's blast was just the beginning: "I will be remembered. I will make a difference. I will eliminate my targets before it is too late."

Later, they wrote, “I don’t know exactly how I feel about taking human lives.”

However, what I do know is that If I don’t do what needs to be done nobody will pay attention. LGBTQ+ people are much more likely to commit suicide than straight cisgendered people.

It seems that nobody cares, however what if people from the LGBTQ+ community started lashing out in response to the violence and oppression we face with violence and possibly oppression?

I’m sure that would give people a reason to not stand by while so many people are being oppressed. I suppose I’m just going to have to move forward knowing that what I am doing had a purpose and will in fact make a difference.

I’ll keep you all posted.

Saturday evening, New York's Chelsea neighborhood was rocked by an exploding Dumpster on 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, one of New York's longstanding gayborhood.

A second, undetonated device was found several blocks away.

h/t: Towleroad

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