Pulse shooting remains a grim moment in LGBTQ+ history 8 years later
Forty-nine people were killed that night.
June 12, 2024
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City officials have released the names of 49 people killed at the gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday.
Orlando's mayor made the announcement Wednesday.
The memorial will be dedicated to the 49 people killed in the massacre at Pulse nightclub. The shift marks less a torch passing and more a takeover following a year of controversy over the management of the planning.
The site has already been visited by so many, and now it will forever be a place to remember.
More than 150,000 people attended Orlando Pride on the five-month anniversary of the Pulse shooting.
Two days after thousands of gay and bi men were turned away from donating their blood to the victims of the Orlando massacre, activists call out the irony of World Blood Donor Day.
The onePulse Foundation formed shortly after the shooting at the Orlando gay club, the deadliest attack on LGBTQ+ people in U.S. history. Now, the foundation's financials are being questioned by local authorities.
"I'm ecstatic, and yes I had a drag queen at my victory party,” Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said.
Orlando leaders plan to tear down the site of the mass shooting and establish a reflecting pool where patrons once danced in the gay club.
Numerous events have been scheduled for Monday in Orlando to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
The Pulse shooting happened just months ago, and now a hurricane is threatening festivities, but Pride is set to go on with a renewed spirit.
Equality Florida is leading the fundraising effort to support the victims, survivors, and their families as contributions roll in from corporations and people around the world.
The news comes only days after the city of Orlando announced it would try to buy the location of the nightclub site.
A mass shooting, a hurricane, and a frightening new administration called for the queer community to convene, commiserate, and plan ahead.
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The incident occurred on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
A new memorial will honor the 49 victims killed in the Pulse attack and could be completed as soon as next week.
The event is a chance to show how, after Pulse, LGBT people are "Orlando Strong."