Crowd remembers Orlando victims at Raleigh vigil
Pulse was the setting of the worst mass shooting in recent USA history, but since 2004 the club has also been a beacon of love and support for the LGBTQ community.
Emotions ran high outside Milwaukee City Hall Monday night, as hundreds of people mourned the deaths of almost 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
The lives lost in Orlando, Florida were remembered in Milwaukee during a vigil Monday evening, June 13th at City Hall. “In a show of solidarity for the people who are in such terrific pain in Orlando, we wanted to stand up and say we are with you, we understand and pray for healing”.
Locally, there are several events planned tonight and the next few days. Forty-nine people and a heavily-armed gunman died when he opened fire and held hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said in the worst mass shooting in United States history. It is so important that we are together.
Barrett also called for stricter gun control measures. The bar staff and the bartenders, people who work there know everyone.
Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Obama had cancelled what was to be his first campaign event scheduled for Wednesday with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in light of the shooting.
“When things like this happen, it really knocks you off your feet, takes the ground out from underneath you, and makes you realize, well am I actually safe?”
The church is aware there is a possibility of people unhappy with their decision to support the LGBTQ community, Magoon said they stand by their decision. You can go the route of policy changes but that can only do so much.
“We are all people of the world and that same motivation to support each other needs to extend throughout our country”, Gotzler said. Friends and couples embraced one another.
Kathy Flores is with the organization and explains how she felt when she heard the news of Sunday’s Orlando nightclub attack.
One of GLO’s event planners, Philip Pulliam says the gathering has less to do with gaming And more to do with showing the local LGBT community that these dark times don’t mean game over.