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DeSantis Omits References to LGBTQ, Hispanic Communities in Latest Pulse Remembrance
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an order on June 12, 2024, commemorating the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that killed 49 people.
- The order excluded any mention of the LGBTQ and Latino groups, who suffered the greatest losses in the attack, a departure from previous annual statements that acknowledged these communities.
- DeSantis drew backlash from individuals such as Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf and Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith, who accused him of excluding important communities from the proclamation.
- Wolf said DeSantis' erasure does not change that families have empty seats and communities bear scars, while Smith called the omission a 'petty slight' prioritizing political optics over compassion.
- The removal aligns with wider actions taken during the Trump and DeSantis leadership periods aimed at eliminating mentions of diversity, equity, and inclusion from official government communications and public institutions.
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DeSantis fails to mention LGBTQ+ or Latinx people in Pulse tribute
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has failed to mention LGBTQ+ or Latinx people in his Pulse massacre anniversary tribute. Thursday marked nine years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in the early hours of 12 June, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. The devastating massacre – which took place when the venue was hosting a “Latin Night”, meaning most of those present were Latinx – stole 49 lives and left 53 people wounded. To mark Pulse Remembrance Day (12…
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DeSantis Omits LGBTQ, Hispanics From Pulse Order
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis omitted references to the LGBTQ community and Hispanics in his Pulse Remembrance Day order that flags be flown at half-staff. Thursday marked the nine-year anniversary of the Islamic State-inspired shooting at Pulse, the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, mostly frequented by Hispanics, that killed 49 and wounded 53. “Nine years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter claiming alliance to the Islamic State of Iraq a…
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