Michael Sam has issued a response to the Orlando shootings at a gay night club in Orlando, Fla.
Sam, who made headlines when he came out as gay ahead of the 2014 NFL Draft, posted on Instagram a passionate call to the LGBTQ community to remain unafraid of acts of hate and violence.
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To my brothers and sisters of the LGBTQ community please take the time to read this. If you have not already heard there was a terrible shooting at a gay night club in Orlando.