St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral welcomes all to join in a beautiful service of prayers, meditations and music to remember and pray for the healing and eternal rest of the victims of pulse in Orlando. The service will be held tonight, June 15, at 6 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave., in San…
Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company announced a $1 million cash commitment to the OneOrlando Fund, established by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to assist those affected by the tragic events in Orlando. Also, eligible donations from Disney employees will be matched dollar for dollar by Disney Employee Matching Gifts: A Program of The Walt Disney Company…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has created an Online Vigil for the victims and survivors of the tragic Orlando attack. Here, members of the LGBTQ community and allies can send a message of comfort, solidarity, or heartbreak so we can heal – together. Whether you’re in Florida or anywhere in the world, you can share…
LOS ANGELES – In celebration of Pride Month, Here TV, America’s premium LGBT television network, announced its award-winning LGBT programming will be available free of charge on Comcast’s XFINITY cable service. Here TV has partnered with XFINITY to offer a week-long “freeview” for all Comcast XFINITY subscribers from June 13 – 19. XFINITY subscribers can…
Several talk show hosts took time out of their programs to condemn the Orlando mass shooting. “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert opened his broadcast urging viewers to love in the wake of the nation’s deadliest shooting, telling his audience, “Despair is a victory for hate.” “Love does not despair. Love makes us strong. Love gives…
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…
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…
