It's been three years since 49 people were killed in the single worst attack on the LGBTQ community in the nation’s history. Tonight, community leaders, activists and others gather to remember those killed at the Pulse.
'Tragic loss of human potential': 3 years since 49 people massacred at Pulse, this is how the community is healingMELBOURNE, Fla. - Three years ago, several hundred people packed the Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando for drinks, music and fun but instead became victims of the single worst attack on the LGBTQ community in the nation’s history.
“This was such a waste, such a tragic loss of human potential,” said David Pelzman, a longtime member of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy and lobbying group in the U.S. Jose Martinez looks over photos and tributes to Pulse Nightclub victims in Orlando. He lost a friend in the June 12, 2016 shooting.“That’s where this is so tragic, the hatred and rhetoric we see today has spawned a whole new vitriol. It’s a lowness that I don’t even remember in all my years of activism, from being involved in gay organizations. What we have to learn is that people are people, love is love.
In Brevard, the Twisted Rooster Bar along with SpaceCoast Pride is holding a Pulse Annual Remembrance Ceremony to mark the anniversary of the massacre. The public is invited to attend the event which begins at 7 p.m. Organizers will also offer special performances for the evening, with funds going to OnePulse Foundation, a nonprofit set up to maintain a memorial to the victims.
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