Mapplethorpe to Stonewall: the Orlando Massacre Over the Course of Sunday

We were tracking the visual reactions and the reporting of the horrific Orlando massacre on Twitter over the course of the day Sunday. Here are some responses.

Two Men Dancing. By Robert Mapplethorpe. pic.twitter.com/BcRXmO4DsQ

— Amy Feldtmann (@AmyFeldtmann) June 12, 2016

Not just poignant but today, patriotic. #Orlando via @AmyFeldtmann pic.twitter.com/PoVWQyGs6O

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 13, 2016

The unusual pic today putting sole focus on grief of #LGBT community, #hate crime (vs Islamic terror) #Orlando pic.twitter.com/mlZNbdG1QA

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2016

If #Orlando was *terror attack* (vs *hate crime*), why would NYPD be poised 1k miles away outside #Stonewall? pic.twitter.com/2IDVEn5mAZ

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2016

Ex-wife of suspected Orlando shooter: “He beat me” https://t.co/gEoIj1QbNP

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 12, 2016

Irreverence of Mateen Myspace photo highly incendiary, so … expect to see it everywhere #Orlando #skullcap pic.twitter.com/cf9ZP13sVw

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2016

If touching, be mindful how terror framing equates to attack on capitalism, American culture & US brand/s #Orlando pic.twitter.com/WxrEdGJY27

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2016

Humping. https://t.co/ZjTguu0PKh

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) June 12, 2016

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Note: the photo of Trump was taken in Tampa the day before the shooting massacre but was tweeted by Robert Gumpert, among others, the morning of. Given his self-congratulations over the horror, the photo seemed fitting to include.

(photo 1: Robert Mapplethorpe. caption: Two men dancing. photo 2: Chris O’Meara/AP. caption: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pauses during his campaign speech to hug the American flag Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Tampa, Fla.)