Thousands attend vigils around US for Orlando victims
14 Jun 2016 1:23 PM IST14 Jun 2016 1:23 PM IST
Police in many areas have promised heightened security for events, which come during Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
The document, dated last month, clearly mentions the number of risks the LGBT Afghans face from their families, Afghan laws, and from Taliban insurgents, as homosexuality is considered a taboo in the country. (Representational Image)- Hundreds of people gathered Monday night in Boston. Many carried rainbow-colored flags and signs calling for peace. At times they held and comforted each other.
- Several Maine communities were holding vigils including Portland, Bangor, Auburn, Bar Harbor, Damariscotta, Hallowell, Farmington, Ellsworth and Machias.
- In New Orleans, dozens gathered at a church near the French Quarter to pray for the families and victims.
- A vigil was held in Sandpoint, a small lakefront town in the north of the state, among other events this week. Chelsea Gaona Lincoln, an LGBT-rights activist who helped organize the vigils, urged the public to help protect the rights of Idaho's gay community.
- During a vigil held at Honolulu Hale, Kourtney Baltazar, remembered her friend KJ Morris who was killed in the Orlando nightclub mass shooting, in Honolulu.
- More than two dozen human rights organizations have announced plans for a vigil and community gathering Tuesday night at Atlanta's Center for Civil and Human Rights.
- Vigils were held around Colorado, with one of the biggest in Denver's Cheesman Park.
- The Alaska House of Representatives stood for a moment of silence Monday to honor the Orlando victims.
- The rainbow colors of the gay pride flag flew Monday on the side of the California Capitol and on the floor of the Senate - a first for the Senate, according to President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Democrat.
- The vigil was held on the lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center, the area's main performing arts venue. It's also the location of a makeshift memorial, where people have been leaving flowers, candles and notes for the victims.
- In the city where the shooting happened, thousands of people gathered Monday evening to support victims and survivors.
- Thousands crowded the streets around the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan where large-scale gay rights activism got its start in 1969. Some waved rainbow flags and others carried signs showing support for Orlando victims.
Vigils, rallies and marches are being held around the country Monday for the victims of the deadly attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Police in many areas have promised heightened security for events, which come during Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
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