Vision for long-delayed memorial to Pulse victims finally comes into view
Orlando leaders plan to tear down the site of the mass shooting and establish a reflecting pool where patrons once danced in the gay club.
February 6, 2025
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Paris unveils memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi atrocities
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo unveiled the sculpture, reminding Parisians not to forget LGBTQ+ history.
May 19, 2025
Holocaust Memorial Defaced With 'Death to LGBT' Graffiti
The monument near a pride center in Tel Aviv, commemorating the LGBTQ lives lost in the Holocaust, was defaced Thursday.Â
October 29, 2018
A day and a night in Oslo
Reflecting on the beauty of Oslo Pride before a tragic shooting on this day in 2022, writer Braden Crooks explores the joy and connection found in queer spaces, rediscovering the power of kinship and finding resilience in the face of violence.
June 25, 2024
Orlando to honor victims, commune with survivors on 9th anniversary of Pulse shooting
Some survivors will revisit the gay nightclub for the first time since the 2016 tragedy claimed 49 innocent lives.
June 12, 2025
Pulse Site to Be Designated a National Memorial
Making the designation, through a bill passed by Congress and expected to be signed by President Biden, is "absolutely the right thing to do," says U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla.
June 10, 2021
Auschwitz Museum Remembers Gay Men Who Were Murdered in the Holocaust
Between 77 and 200 estimated prisoners were persecuted for their sexual orientation, scholars believe.
April 26, 2023
What is the pink triangle? How a Nazi symbol became an emblem of LGBTQ+ rights
The pink triangle, used to identify LGBTQ+ prisoners in concentration camps, has since been reclaimed by queer activists.
March 17, 2025
Pulse shooting remains a grim moment in LGBTQ+ history 8 years later
Forty-nine people were killed that night.
June 12, 2024
Biden Marks Pulse Anniversary With Call to Action
We must do more than remember the tragedy, the president says; we must address gun violence and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
June 12, 2021
Orlando Plans to Purchase Site of Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Orlando's mayor made the announcement Wednesday.
October 18, 2023
Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin
The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.
August 15, 2023
An Emotional Biden Designates Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial
The president heralded the legislation but also noted that commemorations of tragedies bring back horrifying memories for survivors.
June 25, 2021
Florida businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
As the state continues to force the removal of crosswalks and street art, community members are seeking different ways to honor the LGBTQ+ community.
September 22, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fails to mention LGBTQ+ identities of Pulse victims on shooting anniversary
He has cited the Hispanic and queer identities in the past, but snubbed communities as Orlando came together to remember the tragedy on its ninth anniversary.
June 13, 2025
Public funding grows for memorial to Pulse shooting victims
The Orange County Commission voted unanimously to contribute $5 million to an effort by the City of Orlando to honor those killed in the 2016 massacre.
June 4, 2025
Red states are destroying their rainbow crosswalks. Here's what you should know
Here's what you need to know about the rainbow crosswalks: who funds them, if they're safe, and why they're really being removed.
October 14, 2025
VP debate ignores Republican attacks on transgender people
Republicans would have you believe transgender people present an existential threat to Americans. Why were they ignored in the debate?
October 2, 2024
Lessons From the Ed Murray Tragedy
We'll never know if Seattle's gay mayor is a sexual predator -- and that's just one of many systemic problems this scandal brought to light.
May 15, 2017
Mother of Pulse Victim Demands Accountability for Club, Foundation
Christine Leinonen, a party to a lawsuit against Pulse owners, called for an audit of the onePULSE Foundation.
June 12, 2019
When I Think About Pulse, I Think About Numbers
Trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy.
June 12, 2019