It has made this Pride Month all the more important - a chance to reflect on what that horrifying shooting nearly a year ago means for the movement. It’s a now-jarring fact of American history that the worst mass shooting ever targeted LGBTQ people. This year, the Pulse shooting hangs in the thoughts of all Pride celebrations. The brutal attack took place during Pride Month, when LGBTQ communities come together in solidarity to celebrate and show the world that it’s okay to be queer. Nearly one year ago, a man walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and killed 49 people - the worst mass shooting in US history.
