Lesbian Florida Politician Celebrates Her Win With Drag Queen at Victory Party
"I'm ecstatic, and yes I had a drag queen at my victory party,” Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said.
November 7, 2023
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No Gunman Can Silence This Out Councilwoman’s District
Patty Sheehan is Florida's first out elected official and represents the area where the shooting happened.
June 12, 2016
Is Gay Blood Ban Lifted in Wake of Orlando's Mass Shooting?
Orlando's out Commissioner Patty Sheehan calls for a temporary lifting of the GBT blood ban and local hospitals seem to follow suit.
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June 12, 2016
How Orlando Pride Should be Remembered
More than 150,000 people attended Orlando Pride on the five-month anniversary of the Pulse shooting.
November 13, 2016
Pulse Survivors Lead Rally Promoting 'Deliverance' From Gay Identity
About 100 people congregated in Orlando on Saturday to protest a proposed ban on "conversion therapy."
September 16, 2019
Last Survivor of Pulse Shooting Is Discharged from Orlando Hospital
All six victims who were in critical condition following the shooting have survived.
September 7, 2016
Orlando's Memorial for Pulse Victims Is a Labyrinth
A new memorial will honor the 49 victims killed in the Pulse attack and could be completed as soon as next week.
December 12, 2017
Pulse Survivor to Join 'Ex-Gay' March
Survivor Luis Javier Ruiz and others will share stories of "freedom" from homosexuality.
May 3, 2018
FBI: Pulse Wasn't Targeted for Being a Gay Club
The gunman who killed 49 people at a gay club didn't hate gay people, according to investigators.
July 15, 2016
The Story Behind Pulse's Unclaimed Victim
The young man's father refused to accept his son's remains after discovering he was gay.
June 8, 2017
Fact-Checking Trump's Claim That Attacks Like Pulse Are Underreported
The White House continues to use the Orlando tragedy as a pawn in its Islamophobic game.
February 10, 2017
Orlando Declares Unity in First Vigil After Shooting
During the vigil, the Pulse night club's owner vowed to reopen.
June 13, 2016
Pulse Survivors March in Rose Parade
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation honored victims and survivors of the Orlando shooting in an award-winning float.
January 2, 2017
Ellen Page's 'Gaycation' Takes the Pulse of Orlando
The actress and her best friend traveled to Orlando only days after the attack and spoke with a survivor, friends of victims, and more.
August 25, 2016
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
Happy World Blood Donor Day! (You Still Can't Donate)
Two days after thousands of gay and bi men were turned away from donating their blood to the victims of the Orlando massacre, activists call out the irony of World Blood Donor Day.
June 14, 2016
Orlando Plans to Purchase Site of Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Orlando's mayor made the announcement Wednesday.
October 18, 2023
Orlando Takes Charge of Rebooted Pulse Memorial Planning
The memorial will be dedicated to the 49 people killed in the massacre at Pulse nightclub. The shift marks less a torch passing and more a takeover following a year of controversy over the management of the planning.
December 19, 2023
Florida Police Investigating After Murals Defaced Outside 2 LGBTQ+ Centers
Someone defaced one writing that children need to be saved from “trans lies.”
August 28, 2023