Kaila White

The Republic | azcentral.com

A tweet from an account appearing to represent a Phoenix LGBT organization has caused confusion and anger.

Posted hours after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left at least 49 victims plus the shooter dead and 53 more wounded, the tweet stated that the attack led them to endorse Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for U.S. president.

"We wanted you to be the first to know, after this horrific attack, we're officially endorsing Trump. Enough is enough," @Igbtphoenix tweeted Sunday afternoon. As of Monday afternoon the tweet has been liked more than 11,000 times and retweeted nearly 8,000 times.

The account @Igbtphoenix uses a capital "I" in place of an "L" to make it look like it spells LGBT. It is unclear who manages the account, but it purports to represent a U.K.-based charity that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities. That charity, LGBT Foundation, has used its official Twitter account to deny any affiliation.

Hundreds of people replied to the tweet, many of them arguing about politics. One of the most-liked replies, with more than 600 likes, is from the account @Women4Trump which tweeted "happy to have you on the #TrumpTrain."

Program manager Dani Logan of Phoenix Pride said the group has received emails and numerous comments on Facebook about the tweet.

Phoenix Pride, which hosts the annual Phoenix Pride Festival and Parade and runs the Phoenix Pride LGBT Center, is not associated with the account or the tweet, Logan said. Its official twitter handles are @PHXPrideLGBTctr and @PhoenixPrideAZ.

"The account was just created yesterday, it has five tweets and the followers are all Trump supporters," Logan said. "It’s very easy to see that it’s a troll account."

"It’s done exactly what troll accounts do: It's caused confusion."

Logan said Phoenix Pride is not endorsing Trump.

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