Orlando, Pulse, Shooting, Vigil

#StandingWithOrlando Vigil, Palm Springs, California. Photo by Art Strong.

The LGBT Community Center of the Desert, Mayor Robert Moon and others organized this “Vigil for the Orlando Victims” of the horrific attack on the LGBT club Pulse.

In the announcement of this vigil, The Center’s CEO Mike Thompson expressed, “Not only are we shocked and saddened

#StandingWithOrlando Vigil, Palm Springs, California. Photo by Art Strong.

#StandingWithOrlando Vigil, Palm Springs, California. Photo by Art Strong.

by this attack on not only our LGBT brothers and sisters, but all Americans. As we gather this evening to express our solidarity and sadness, we are calling for an end to the hatred that is being expressed by politicians and others that are seeking to divide, rather than unite us,” said Thompson. “Religious, racial, and anti-LGBT hatred must stop.”

Here’s comprehensive video coverage of the entire vigil from Nicholas Snow and PromoHomo.TV.