The tributes will culminate with a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the tragedy.
A visitor looks over a display with the photos and names of the 49 victims that died at the Pulse nightclub memorial Friday, June 11, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Saturday will mark the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the site. ORLANDO, Fla. — The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a community run, a museum exhibit, a mass yoga session, a gay chorus performance and a street dance party.
Others were being invited to watch the ceremony via a livestream feed on gigantic screens in front a performing arts center in downtown Orlando. “As we hear the stories of those who were slaughtered, we see small glimpses of 49 unrealized futures, knowing no words can capture the full scope of what their families lost, what our community has lost: beloved parents, beloved partners, beloved co-workers, beloved children or beloved friends."
At the time, the Pulse massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. However, another mass shooting the following year along the Las Vegas Strip became the deadliest when 58 people were killed.Pulse owner Barbara Poma has established a nonprofit with a goal of opening a permanent memorial and museum in the nightclub's neighborhood. U.S. senators this week passed a bill designating the site of the former nightclub as a national memorial.
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