Community groups have since joined together to clean-up the mural dedicated to the Belfast journalist
The journalist from Belfast died after being struck by a bullet fired during a riot in Derry in 2019, and a mural in tribute to her was unveiled in 2019. McKee had visited Orlando in 2017, a year after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in the city, killing 49 people.Read more: PM Rishi Sunak pays tribute to Lyra McKee on anniversary
They said: “We will not allow the recent vandalism to our building by a hate group to deter us. Zebra Youth stands strong in our dedication to empowering LGBTQ+ youth to become healthy, productive, and self-sufficient individuals. We will never allow hate to win!" After Lyra's death, Orlando's council passed a resolution offering the sympathy of the people of the city of Ms McKee's partner Sara Canning, family, and friends.
But she said she had been surprised by her interaction with a mosque in the city which had led the response to the club shooting and had condemned it.
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