Orlando Strong: Here's how Orlando responded to tragedy

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.

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Monday, June 13, a vigil took place outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Ian Suarez
Monday, June 13, a vigil took place outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Ian Suarez
A scene from the Monday, June 13, vigil outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by  Patricia Lois Nuss
A scene from the Monday, June 13, vigil outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Patricia Lois Nuss
Lady Bri, a dancer with burlesque troupe Les Vixens, at Southern Nights on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
Lady Bri, a dancer with burlesque troupe Les Vixens, at Southern Nights on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
Gift cards are donated by the Metropolitan Business Association to the GLBT Community Center.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Gift cards are donated by the Metropolitan Business Association to the GLBT Community Center.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Florida School of Holistic Living offers tinctures, teas and other herbal support to the grieving.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Florida School of Holistic Living offers tinctures, teas and other herbal support to the grieving.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Photo by Joey Roulette

Photo by Joey Roulette
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Handing out rainbow ribbons on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the June 19 Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Handing out rainbow ribbons on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the June 19 Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Nature Coast Therapy Dogs and their handlers comfort Orlandoans at the Sunday Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Nature Coast Therapy Dogs and their handlers comfort Orlandoans at the Sunday Lake Eola vigil.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
A scene from the Sunday vigil at Lake Eola.
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
A scene from the Sunday vigil at Lake Eola.
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
Volunteers from the American Red Cross help vigil attendees stay hydrated at Lake Eola.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Volunteers from the American Red Cross help vigil attendees stay hydrated at Lake Eola.
Photo by Hannah Glogower
Members 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 Glogower
Members 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 Glogower
Alex Valentino, a performer at I-Drive’s Club Revere, gets ready to perform on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
Alex Valentino, a performer at I-Drive’s Club Revere, gets ready to perform on Saturday, June 18.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
City Commissioner Patty Sheehan speaks at the vigil at Lake Eola.
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
City Commissioner Patty Sheehan speaks at the vigil at Lake Eola.
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
At Parliament House, Jose Perez shows off his new shave by barber Alfredo Rivera of Magic Cut.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
At Parliament House, Jose Perez shows off his new shave by barber Alfredo Rivera of Magic Cut.
Photo by Ashley Inguanta
Puerto Rican flags fly over the cross memorial installed near Orlando Regional Medical Center. 
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
Puerto Rican flags fly over the cross memorial installed near Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro
A fitting tattoo on display at the Lake Eola vigil on Sunday, June 19.
Photo by Hannnah Glogower
A fitting tattoo on display at the Lake Eola vigil on Sunday, June 19.
Photo by Hannnah Glogower
An after-hours vigil happened Saturday night at Cinderella Castle in  Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Photo by Ian Suarez
An after-hours vigil happened Saturday night at Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Photo by Ian Suarez
Photo by an Suarez

Photo by an Suarez
More 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 Reper
More 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 Reper
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