“That is an elected official who is suggesting that this was deserved and we’ve got to put a stop to that. Jean said she was troubled by Patrick’s original tweet. If some chose to read into it what they wanted they either have never read Galatians Chapter 6 or have misread it.” Patrick later posted a statement on social media clarifying his comments, saying that “the verse has nothing to do with God’s judgement on any one person or a specific group of people. A man reaps what he sows,” Patrick tweeted, quoting the Bible verse Galatians 6:7. Dan Patrick who posted and later deleted a tweet about the mass shooting. She called the Orlando attack “a direct result of the kind of religious fundamentalism that is being preached” not only by some religious leaders but by some politicians too. Speaking with a reporter later, she said the media was failing to hold the right people accountable. As a pre-parade press conference concluded, she shouted, “You’re missing some key messages here, completely missing them!” Jean, CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

A sense of outrage was shared by many at the parade, including Lorri L.