We'll see you next year! #comeoutwithpride #pulseorlando #lgbt #loveislove /uEcf6f5Tl1Ĥ9 balloons for the 49 fallen, but never forgotten. The night culminated with a firework display in honor of the 49 people who were slain. Our team sending love and solidarity across the Atlantic for today. We're lighting the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye in rainbow colors TONIGHT in celebration of #OrlandoPride ? wandering.rosie /r5pklHLkNaįolks around the world also sent their love to Orlando.
#comeoutwithpride #loveislove #orlandopolice /tH8rcRsxgl #OrlandoPride was amazing ?️? /dRUMAXjAoV There were plenty of rainbow flags and paraphernalia on display. #ComeOutWithPride /MpIYcKMGPRĪ moment in time… #loveislove #comeoutwithpride #love #proposal #lgbt /oLaPVWOYrv Parade marchers dressed as angels in honor of those whose lives were lost.Ĥ9 Angels for the #49 we lost in the #Pulse tragedy. OPD Motors and Honor Guard leading the parade with OPD #pulse car and and his son Nick right behind! #ComeOutWithPride /0ovkHqnBEE OPD will be riding with his son Nick today! #ComeOutWithPride /Vv1pOvyUD9 #ComeOutWithPride has begun! OPD Honor Guard and lead the parade! #LoveWins /VHJiL6UtrnĬhief John Mina was among the community grand marshals who led the way. The Most Colorful Parade got off to an emotional start with Orlando Police leading the procession. Much of the pride celebration was documented on social media. Sandwiched in the middle of fanciful costumes and bejeweled bustiers were three groups that stood out for a different reason: their cry for stronger gun laws to ensure another Pulse-like attack doesn’t happen. Other groups to walk ranged from large corporations and smaller businesses to high school gay-straight alliance organizations and LGBTQ-friendly service groups. Names of the 49 were memorialized in bright marker, eliciting thunderous applause and tears from parade onlookers. “It’s kind of like a closure for it, but it will still be a reminder for us for the rest of our lives.”įamily members of those who died in the attack walked near the front of the parade, trailing behind Community Grand Marshals: the Orlando Police Department and Chief John Mina the Orlando Fire Department Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando Commissioner Patty Sheehan and the Pulse Float with employees and family members.Įach carried photos of their loved one or waved a white fabric angel overheard that honored the deceased. “The Pulse attack was very emotional,” said Leo, who didn’t provide his last name. Torres’ son and his former co-workers were among those honored on one of the parade’s first floats. Torres sold Pulse T-shirts at the festival to help support her son, who worked at the club. It was Nancy Torres’ first time attending the event. “I’m sure, for me, there will be some tears, because it was here,” Melissa Cortez said. For many, the event was another step in the healing process for a community that’s still reeling from the terror attack.