The legislation also faces long odds in the chamber. We must drive out hate and inequities that contribute to the epidemic of violence and murder against transgender women - especially transgender women of color.”īiden also called on the Senate to “swiftly” pass the Equality Act, which would bar discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “We must also acknowledge gun violence’s particular impact on LGBTQ+ communities across our nation. “Pulse Nightclub is hallowed ground,” Biden said in the statement. Since the shooting, Biden has “stayed in touch” with survivors and victims families, he said in the statement Saturday.īiden said in the statement that he will soon sign a bill that will make the nightclub a national memorial. When 49 people died during the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, it was, at the time, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. To mark the five-year anniversary of the mass shooting, the victims are being honored with a number of events, including a remembrance ceremony Saturday. Biden also called on the Justice Department to put forward “model” red flag law legislation, which it issued earlier this week.Ī lone shooter at the gay Florida club killed 49 people in June 2016, when Biden was serving as vice president. In April, Biden went it alone on gun reform, issuing executive actions to slow gun violence, including reforms aimed at reining in so-called ghost guns, and ordering the DOJ to produce a new annual report on gun trafficking. At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in Austin, Texas, early Saturday.
#PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING TRIAL#
Biden has repeatedly called for gun reform legislation in the wake of mass shootings this year, including ones in Indianapolis and San Jose, Calif. March 16, 2018, 8:34 AM (ORLANDO, Fla.) Jurors in the trial of the wife of the man who shot and killed 49 people inside a Florida nightclub watched graphic videos of the massacre Thursday. To read statements from each of the coalition member organizations, please visit the Pulse 6 Years Later webpage. This year, as queer communities and communities of color continue to face attacks on their existence, the Pulse Coalition renews calls for policymakers at every level to disarm hate and prioritize true safety for all. The Pulse Coalition was formed ahead of the five-year mark of the shooting at Pulse Nightclub and consists of QLatinx, The LGBT+ Center Orlando, the OnePulse Foundation, Equality Florida, Equality Federation Institute, GLAAD, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
According to a survey by The Trevor Project, 45% of LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Anti-trans legislation and weak gun laws not only enable hate-fueled violence, they can also create mental health crises that put LGBTQ+ people at increased risk of suicide. Between 20, there were 177 homicides of transgender or gender non-conforming people, and 73% of these gun homicides were of Black trans women. This year, Florida and other states advanced anti-LGBTQ+ legislation while simultaneously attempting to dismantle their gun safety laws, even as transgender and gender nonconforming people were already facing record levels of violence, a trend that disproportionately affects Black trans women. We must continue to fight at the intersection of gun violence prevention and LGBTQ+ rights to make Florida - and the United States - safe for all.” – The Pulse Coalition As lawmakers in Florida actively work to make our communities less safe, particularly for trans and queer youth - we honor those whose lives were stolen that night with a renewed call for action. Even as we celebrate Pride, their loss continues to reverberate throughout and beyond the Latinx, Black, and Queer communities. “Six years since the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub, we remember the 49 lives who were taken by a hate-fueled act of gun violence. The six-year mark comes as the nation honors Pride month while still reeling from hate-fueled mass shootings across the country, including the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, predominantly Black and Latinx communities, respectively.
Today, the Pulse Coalition released the following statement ahead of the six-year mark of the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub, a hate-motivated act of gun violence in which 49 people were shot and killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, and entire communities were left permanently scarred.
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