One positive to come out of tragedy is the way the entire world comes together in support, grief and love — it lets the wounded community know they’re not alone. The Orlando shooting is no exception. We’ve compiled a collection of photos of vigils and rallies from around the world to help show a larger world who are mourning and living alongside the LGBTQ community.
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In Barcelona (Spain) a man places candles on a rainbow flag, symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride, on 13 June, 2016. (Photo: Jordi Boixareu)
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Embers nightclub in downtown Portland to mourn the terrorist attack at Pulse in Orlando and call for LGBT acceptance and tighter gun control. (Photo: Sarah Mirk)
Around 3000 people gathered in Loring Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota to unite in the wake of the Orlando, Florida shooting in a gay nightclub that killed at least 50 people. Speakers called for facing violence against the LGBTQA community with solidarity and love. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue)
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“Vigil to Unite in the Wake of the Orlando Shooting” organized by OutFront Minnesota in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, the evening of June 12, 2016. (Photo: Tony Webster)A girl holds a rainbow flag at Portland, Oregon’s vigil (Photo: Benjamin Kerensa)The crowd at a vigil for the victims on the shooting in Orlando on the steps of City Hall in Los Angeles (Photo: Eric Garcetti)
LGBT love is stronger than anti-gay hate – Peter Tatchell and other activists at London’s vigil in memory of the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub terror attack. (Photo: Alisdare Hickson)
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Queer Muslims Against Homophobia and Islamophobia. An activist at London’s vigil in memory of the victims of the orlando gay nightclub terror attack. (Photo: Alisdare Hickson)
At the U.S. Consulate General in Chang Mai, Thailand, a hand-made sign reads, “Half a world away but our hearts are with Orlando.” (Photo: U.S. Consulate Chang Mai/IIP Photo Archive)
