Orlando fundamentally changed after 49 people were killed at Pulse on June 12, 2016, LGBTQ Latino leaders said. But to make positive changes for LGBTQ Latinos permanent, those community leaders must continually justify their work to the state and federal government to receive funding, or else they risk a decline in progress.
Orlando became the site of the worst massacre in Florida history, on June 12, 2016, but also a place where the heartbeat of “49 angels” continues to vibrate in a legacy of equality and acceptance that hopes to transform the world, including the Hispanic community in Central Florida.
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Several events were held on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, in which a gunman killed 49 people and injured dozens. At the time, this was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history and immediately prompted calls for gun laws. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano speaks with two survivors about how the events of that night changed their lives.