The horrific massacre at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub occurred on “Latino Night” and many of the victims were indeed of Latin descent.

They had been hiding from the shooter in a Pulse nightclub bathroom for about two hours.

A bill to appropriate $2 million to help fund the design and construction of a permanent memorial and museum dedicated to the Pulse massacre cleared its first hurdle in the Florida House last week after a favorable recommendation from the Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee. 

(WM) After teasing the season with “Hamilton” and “Wicked,” the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announced the rest of the shows for its 2020-21 FAIRWINDS Broadway season Feb. 18.

In just over a day more than $2 million has been raised through two GoFundMe pages set up to help the victims and families of the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, which has claimed 50 lives so far and has left another 50 or so injured.

LGBTQ community centers around the country have cosigned a joint letter expressing their reactions to the recent Orlando shooting.

On Wednesday, producer Ryan Murphy released an 18-minute video in which 49 celebrities gave tribute to the 49 lives lost during the mass shooting at a gay night club in Orlando.

(WM) The CommUNITY Rainbow Run isn’t until June 6 but that doesn’t mean you can’t save your place at the starting line now.

Sometimes, a fire escape is a simple safety mechanism. But sometimes (or this time), it’s the final piece in the much-anticipated, long-delayed renovation of the GLBT Center of Central Florida’s headquarters, located on Mills Ave.

As hundreds lined up to give blood in response to Sunday morning’s Pulse nightclub shooting, they discovered that the FDA’s rules governing blood donations from gay men are still in effect.

Orlando – Bad news for an LGBT online journalist who is trying to investigate how a flawed, anti-gay study got published.

A bill (HB 3583) was filed in the Florida House to appropriate $2 million to fund the design and construction of a permanent memorial and museum dedicated to the Pulse massacre. 

(AP) Many Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. Now, one Broadway show is going further - perform a few blocks away from the massacre.

This week marks three years since the massacre at Pulse in Orlando. In one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history, 49 people were killed and 53 others injured. In the aftermath, many looked for ways to honor the victims, survivors, and their loved ones. 

The expressions of sympathy over Orlando sent by the Roman Catholic pope, cardinals and bishops in the form of sweet words for the victims and their families need to be returned to sender because no heap of flowers nor blazing bank of candles can glove the blood on the hands of those who daily condemn us in the name of their god.

Orlando – The Central Florida Fair has become a tradition in Orlando for many families, but this year the event will make new efforts to welcome the LGBT community with a brand new LGBT family night March 3.

(WM) A Central Florida call center manager was awarded $10,000 to donate to a charity of his choice for his volunteerism by employer AT&T and chose to donate it to the Zebra Coalition in Orlando.

(WM) The Milk District, an Orlando neighborhood named for the T.G. Lee dairy in its area, announced April 9 a new program aimed at increasing economic stability for district businesses effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(WM) Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando City Council recognized October as LGBTQ+ History Month in the City of Orlando at City Hall Oct. 21.

Orlando – For the first time ever, the city of Orlando is issuing a proclamation in recognition of the International Transgender Day of Visibility – a day to celebrate and raise awareness about the transgender community.