Live Doves Released During Rose Parade from Float Paying Tribute to Pulse Victims

AIDS Healthcare Foundation float provided one of parade’s most emotional moments for many. A float titled ‘To Honor & Remember Orlando’ was among the emotional highlights of the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, 2 January 2017. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s float featured a magnificent floral white dove soaring high above a field of

Orlando set for defiant Pride celebrations this weekend

Orlando’s Pride festival is set to take place this week, in memory of the victims of the Pulse massacre. 50 people were killed and 53 injured in the Pulse gay club shooting on June 12, when a gunman opened fire in the club. Four months on from the attack, the city’s defiant LGBT community will

Museum preserves memorial to Orlando victims

A museum in Florida is to preserve a memorial laid for the 49 victims of the Orlando massacre. The Orange County Regional History Centre has collected around 3.500 items left outside Pulse nightclub since the atrocity in June. The items, that were left in tribute, included stuffed animals, personalised notes and drawings. The centre is also

Vilnius Mayor condemns Orlando shooting

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has condemned the Orlando shooting, which has seen at least 50 killed and 53 wounded in the biggest mass-shooting in U.S. history. The shooting took place at the gay ‘Pulse’ nightclub in the city of Orlando, Florida, in the early morning of June 12, 2016. The gunman was named as Omar