Orlando

We spoke with Pulse survivor Ricardo Negron Almodovar about his work supporting the LGBTQ Latinx community in the year since the massacre at the Orlando nightclub.

The episode, which premiered last night, focuses on four survivors of the massacre of a largely-Latinx group of 49 people.

While the murder of 49 mostly Latinx and LGBT people at Pulse Orlando has faded from headlines, the local community still works to move forward.

The reclusive artist referenced Orlando and the North Carolina anti-trans bathroom bill in a new Tumblr post.

“You get paid almost $200,000 a year to write rules, to make our society better. Not tweet, not tell us about your ‘thoughts and prayers.’ To write rules to make our society better.”

Yas Ahmed of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity reflects on post-Pulse Islamophobia, the power of community and what it is to be a “queer, Muslim, gender non-conforming, Arab, mixed-race, able-bodied ​person of color” today.

Officials say Noor Zahi Salman is cooperating with federal investigators.

Oscar Nuñez, DJs for New York City’s Papi Juice party: “This is going to be something we think about for the rest of our lives.”

Twitter users tackle how the nation’s current climate paved the way for the mass shooting of LGBTQ Latinx club goers.