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Orlando didn’t take the Pulse tragedy sitting down, nor did the city fall apart. Volunteers and professionals pulled together to help those left behind, showing the love and the pride in our community, and thousands gathered to demonstrate the city’s unity.
Monday, June 13, a vigil took place outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Ian SuarezA scene from the Monday, June 13, vigil outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Patricia Lois NussLady Bri, a dancer with burlesque troupe Les Vixens, at Southern Nights on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley InguantaGift cards are donated by the Metropolitan Business Association to the GLBT Community Center.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerFlorida School of Holistic Living offers tinctures, teas and other herbal support to the grieving.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerPhoto by Joey RoulettePhoto by Hannah GlogowerHanding out rainbow ribbons on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the June 19 Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerNature Coast Therapy Dogs and their handlers comfort Orlandoans at the Sunday Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerA scene from the Sunday vigil at Lake Eola.
Photo by Monivette CordeiroVolunteers from the American Red Cross help vigil attendees stay hydrated at Lake Eola.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerMembers of the HIC Mosque in Sanford hand out free “Muslims Stand for Peace” T-shirts at the Lake Eola gathering Sunday night. Their mosque was vandalized on Monday, June 13, the day after the shootings.
Photo by Hannah GlogowerAlex Valentino, a performer at I-Drive’s Club Revere, gets ready to perform on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley InguantaCity Commissioner Patty Sheehan Credit: photo by Monivette CordeiroAt Parliament House, Jose Perez shows off his new shave by barber Alfredo Rivera of Magic Cut.
Photo by Ashley InguantaPuerto Rican flags fly over the cross memorial installed near Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Photo by Monivette CordeiroA fitting tattoo on display at the Lake Eola vigil on Sunday, June 19.
Photo by Hannnah GlogowerAn after-hours vigil happened Saturday night at Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Photo by Ian SuarezPhoto by an SuarezMore than 37,000 fans packed the stadium at Saturday’s Orlando City Soccer Club match, which was dedicated to the Pulse victims, families and survivors.
Photo by Jeremy ReperMore than 50,000 people showed up to Lake Eola Park on Sunday, June 19, in a massive outpouring of support, love and mutual mourning.
Photo by Joey RouletteA scene from the 50,000-strong vigil at Lake Eola Sunday.
Photo by Monivette CordeiroVolunteers take a break from unloading a truck at the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.
Photo by Marissa MahoneyTwo of many grieving at the 50,000-strong vigil at Lake Eola Sunday.
Photo by Monivette CordeiroMemorial offerings pile up near the “Discovery Muse” at Lake Eola Park.
Photo by Monivette CordeiroVolunteers pass out cases of donated water to people waiting at OneBlood donation center Sunday, June 12.
Photo by Chris RodriguezPhoto by Joey RoulettePhoto by Joey RouletteA new mural went up at the Pho Hoa permission wall over the weekend. #orlandostrong
Photo by Brendon O’Connor
