All posts tagged "memorial"
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Florida man arrested for allegedly setting fire to Pulse Nightclub Memorial in Orlando
A Florida man has been arrested and faces felony charges for allegedly setting part of the Pulse Nightclub Memorial in Orlando on fire.
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Pulse memorial vandalized with white nationalist sticker
LGBTQ organization The Center said that a second sticker was found and their phone line was vandalized
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Philadelphia’s first openly gay deputy sheriff found dead in office
Those close to Dante Austin, who took his own life, believe he was struggling with depression prior to his death
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Local LGBTQ group to hold memorial birthday happy hour in honor of Matthew Mickens-Murrey
Impulse DC, a local LGBTQ advocacy group, will hold a memorial happy hour in observance of what would by the 27th birthday of Matthew Mickens-Murrey,...
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Details of Jim Graham’s funeral services released
The body of former Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham will lie in state at the John A. Wilson Building from noon to 5 p.m. on...
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Pulse nightclub owner no longer wants to sell property to city of Orlando
The owner of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub may be putting the brakes on a planned memorial dedicated to the victims of the June 12 shooting that...
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Orlando to convert Pulse Nightclub into a permanent memorial
City Council must give final approval to deal, which would cost the city $2.25 million
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Orlando mayor wants city to buy Pulse nightclub for memorial
Buddy Dyer does not want the existing structure of Pulse nightclub to be torn down
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Local area vigils scheduled in response to Orlando shooting
Following Sunday morning’s massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, people throughout the nation are calling for vigils to remember the 50 who lost their lives...
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Candlelight Vigil to Mark World AIDS Day
Whitman-Walker Health will host a candlelight vigil tonight, Monday, Dec. 1, to commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, now in its 27th year, remembers...
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Local couple leads effort to honor LGBT “Fallen Heroes”
In times of mourning, survivors usually gather together, with particular attention given to a deceased’s spouse. In the world of LGBT “fallen heroes” – those...
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Remembering Armando Montano
Those who knew Armando ''Mando'' Montano, who appeared in Metro Weekly as the Aug. 11, 2011, Coverboy, were dealt a shock in June when the...
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End of an Icon: Vann Chen
In various locales, every once in a while there comes a colorful personality that seems to add a splash of color or bit of panache,...
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Federal Leaders Honor Kameny
Various government officials, members of Congress, local community leaders and others congregated at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill to bid a final...
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Farewell to a Fighter
(Photo by John Riley)} Hundreds of members of the LGBT community and local civic leaders gathered at the historic Carnegie Library in D.C.'s Mount...
