Evidence is mounting that Omar Mateen (inset), the gunman who murdered 49 people in gay nightclub Pulse (left) in Orlando early Sunday morning, was himself gay. Mateen's horrifying attack on the nightclub was initially thought to be a homophobic attack rooted in extremist Islamic ideology.
But now his ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy (right), and former spolice academy classmate have stepped forward to say they think Mateen was gay, the same day it was revealed that Mateen had made at least a dozen previous visits to Pulse, and was a user of gay dating app Jack'd.
Club regulars at Pulse said they saw Mateen several times over the past three years drinking alcohol and dancing with men. Signs that Mateen could have been gay emerged at least as early as 10 years ago when he asked a male classmate out on a date. Even in 2006 Mateen was said to be going to gay clubs and chatting to men.
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