3 opportunities to honor the victims of the Orlando shooting

The community is reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in US history, but it’s the unanswered questions that continue to haunt many.

“It should not be a radical idea to suggest that suspected terrorists on a no-fly list should not be able to buy a gun”, Adler said, referring to proposed legislation that the Republican-held Congress has, so far, voted down. We grieve for the hundreds of extended families at the beginning of a very long journey, and we grieve for our LGBTQ community here in Alabama.

We spoke to people who are proud members of the LGBT community.

“We are simply devastated at the news of this horrific loss of life in Orlando”.

Charles Miller has been a LGBT advocate for almost 50 years and works at After Dark, a gay bar in Fort Wayne, similar to the one in Orlando where 49 people lost their lives.

A candlelight vigil was also held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Battle Creek on Sunday to mourn the victims of the tragedy in Orland.

‘We need to be able to stay strong, stay connected and keep that love going and go into our pride celebrations fully connected’. The shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, was armed with both a handgun and an AR-15 style rifle, according to law enforcement.

Diane Olsen, mother of an openly gay daughter, said during a time like this the LGBTQ community needs to stand together.

“No single act of hate can detour us from coming together as a community”, says Eric Skains, Executive Director of St Pete Pride, in a statement issued Sunday. Brown said his friends traveled from New York City to Orlando so they could celebrate LGBT Pride month.

Others have written that there be a “respectful tribute” of some sort to begin the parade, perhaps with 49 people holding the name of the 49 victims. We must redouble our efforts to create a society that protects and guarantees the constitutional rights of all our people.

“There was a shared sense amongst all there that we will continue to find ways to show our solidarity, and to keep working to ensure that LGBT people are safe and affirmed, in Ireland and across the world”. “We already had a great team in place, but we’re just adding more just to settle any concerns”, Coffman said.