The GoFundMe campaign for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting reached $1 million faster than any in gofundme history. Late Monday the fund had reached nearly $2,500,000. The fund was set up by Equality Florida, a LGBTQ rights nonprofit with offices in several Florida cities including Orlando. The GoFundMe campaign homepage states: “We are…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National LGBTQ Task Force along with 52 other groups today called for unity in the wake of the mass shooting that took place in Orlando last weekend. The attack that has caused outrage across the nation and the world happened at Pulse during the LGBTQ nightclub’s Latino-themed night. Forty-nine people were murdered, the majority of…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today is commemorating the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting by asking Members of Congress to wear rainbow lapel pins in solidarity with the LGBT community. Sadly, many public leaders and media sources are ignoring that this attack specifically targeted a gathering place for the LGBT community; a…
SAN FRANCISCO — From July to October, the GLBT History Museum will present a historical retrospective of erotic illustrations by artists who worked for gay men’s magazines from the 1950s to the 1990s. “Stroke: From Under the Mattress to the Museum Wall” originated at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York…
In a heartfelt front page the Orlando Sentinel’s Monday issue paid tribute to the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history with a long letter addressed to the city’s mourning residents. Titled, “Our Community Will Heal” the letter stated, “We will not—we must not—let Sunday’s heinous act of brutality and cowardice define our…
Orlando Police have identified 48 victims of the Orlando mass shooting and have released the names of 47 of them after notifying their next of kin. According to Danny Banks of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, their mission throughout Monday is to continue briefing all next of kin. The city of Orlando has posted…
Mourners across the nation and the world attended vigils and marked a moment of silence on Sunday evening to show solidarity and support for the victims of the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting. Vigils formed in Italy, France, Spain, Israel, Mexico, UK and beyond with more planned today and tomorrow. …
President Obama said on Monday that there was no clear evidence that the killer in Sunday’s massacre in Orlando, Florida was directed externally. The president was talking following a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as Deputy Attorney General Yates and the rest of his national security team. Obama said, ” It does appear…
Earlier today the White House issued the following remarks by President Barack Obama on the mass shooting in Orlando. THE PRESIDENT: Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder — a horrific massacre — of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. We stand with…
SAN DIEGO – This morning, Dr. Delores A. Jacobs, chief executive officer of The San Diego LGBT Community Center, responded to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. The investigation in Orlando is still underway, and additional facts will become known in the coming hours and days. At this time, it appears an action of terrorism…
