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The Houston newspaper reported security at the gay pride parade in Chicago will be heightened as well. The threat was not to Pride Houston, it was to an individual. Pride Houston previously posted the threat itself was not directed to Pride Houston, but to “an individual.” They have been reported to the and Pride Houston, Inc. Thank you everyone for notifying us of online threats. thanked people over Twitter for informing them about the “online threats,” according to the Dallas Morning News. The LGBT awareness and support organization also reported the threatening tweet to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Similarly to the Houston threat, it is not yet known who made the threat. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the owner of the defunct twitter account and/or any possible threats to the upcoming pride event to call 911 or the Houston Police Department at (713) 884-3131. The bureau is also looking into a Craigslist threat targeted at the San Diego LGBT community Wednesday, which Breitbart California reported. On Monday, Houston police told news media they plan to beef up law enforcement and security for this year’s pride parade in the wake of the Orlando shootings that left 49 people dead and more than 50 others injured when Muslim man, Omar Mateen, carried out a mass shooting at a gay nightclub.Ī spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told Houston ABC affiliate KTRK 13 they, too, are investigating the threat made over social media. “We’re looking into it just like we’d look into any other threat made to someone’s life.” “We’re trying to figure out who it is,” Cannon said. John Cannon, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department, told the Chronicle police are aware of the situation and continue to investigate the tweet made at 1:34 a.m. The parade is slated for June 25 in downtown Houston.
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The city’s Pride Week will take place June 19 to June 26. HPD investigating threat aimed at local Pride parade The tweet was sent from an account, crehgdu 123, on Monday, June 13. The PRIDE Festival begins Saturday at Sunset Park.The Houston Chronicle reported police are investigating the tweet, which warns: “There will be a massive shooting at the pride parade in Houston, TX.” The Center says it will be working with the festival's leadership to participate next year. "Our hope is that once this weekend's festivities are concluded that ALL of the LGBTQ serving organizations around the valley will be able to come together to make a PRIDE for everyone, represented by everyone to showcase everyone and every community." In a statement the Gay and Lesbian Community Center said: This year one of Southern Nevada's most prominent LGBTQ organizations was absent from the PRIDE parade. You see that with the people in the parade and on the sidelines." It's like everybody knows everybody here. Some said they travel to Las Vegas for PRIDE precisely because it is smaller. "Yeah, I was expecting it to be big with like showgirls and divas going down the street," said Dana Strong. "But this is really cool too! Everyone put a lot of effort into it." "So you don't have that kind of communication until you are out in the community and you are able to talk to people." "I remember the first few years out here I was like, 'oh, there was a parade when did that happen?'" Hardy said. Hardy said he would like to see more participation and publicity, especially since the city's population is so transient making it hard for LGBTQ transplants to get entrenched in the community. This is great seeing all the people who came out, but we are not there yet." "Other parades San Diego, D.C., New York, obviously they are bigger. "Right now Las Vegas isn't there yet," said Ty Hardy. There are few cities that have the reputation for extravagance that Las Vegas does, but some people said the celebration doesn't mirror the city's reputation. The parade kicks off a weekend of activities, but some of the people 13 Action News talked to along the parade route said they would like to see Las Vegas take its PRIDE celebration up a notch. People lined the streets for the 21st Annual PRIDE Parade in downtown Las Vegas Friday night.