Most of the statements of support ignored the fact that the attack even took place at a gay club.
Condolences have poured in from around the world since 49 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, including statements of support from governments from across the globe.
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Egypt
"Egypt stands next to the American people in these difficult times, offering sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wishing the injured a speedy recovery," read a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry.
The last five years, though, have seen a spike in persecution of LGBT Egyptians, with several high-profile cases targeting gay men as criminals. Egyptian doctors also work with the police to administer highly intrusive anal exams that they believe can prove whether a subject is a "chronic homosexual." (They cannot.)
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Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on the phone with Secretary of State John Kerry where he "expressed sincere condolences to the state secretary in the context of a bloody massacre in the US city of Orlando, which claimed lives of dozens of people."
But Russia's "anti-gay propaganda law," put into effect in 2013, has been a model for the region and other countries around the world. Under the law, homosexuality itself isn't criminalized but the promotion of "non-traditional sexual relationships" to minors is. That vague term has been used to justify a wide array of harassment of LGBT individuals and has led researchers to see a rise in violence against LGBT people.
And on Monday, two people holding a sign that reads "Love Wins" were reportedly detained outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
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