"Your West Coast friends are all with you, Orlando. This is showing we're still here, we're still going to take a stand." "I feel like it's all the more reason to come out," 18-year-old Nicki Genco-Kamin told the paper. "Federal and local law enforcement decided against canceling the annual parade, which went forward Sunday morning under tightened security," the Los Angeles Times reports.
(Bottom) People wave flags during a vigil in New York in reaction to the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (Right) People embrace during a vigil in New York in reaction to the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (Left) A man cries during a vigil in New York in reaction to the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. We stand in solidarity and keep our thoughts on all whose lives have been lost or altered forever in this tragedy." "We will await the details in tears of sadness and anger. "We make no assumptions on motive," Equality Florida, an LGBT rights group, said in a statement after the attack. While authorities have not confirmed if the nightclub was targeted specifically because it was a gay club, the attack has been keenly felt by the LGBT community. history, and injured 53 - struck during Pride Month, which commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the gay rights movement more broadly. The attack - in which a gunman killed 50 people, making it the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. Meanwhile, security has been increased at LGBT landmarks and events in cities across America. With sorrow, anger and expressions of unity, the LGBT community across the world is mourning Sunday's deadly attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando. The Associated Press contributed to this report.A couple hugs as people gather in front of a makeshift memorial in New York to remember the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. MORE NEWS: Ronald Acuña's 1st Game In Miami Since Knee Injury, Leads Braves Past Marlins 5-3 Pulse owner Barbara Poma rode atop a Stonewall Inn float wearing a rainbow print dress and bow tie, leading the parade. The parade started off with a moment of silence for the victims of the massacre at Pulse. He said he wishes the 49 people who died in the Orlando gay nightclub shooting earlier this month were marching today with everyone.īut, he said, “just feeling the love from New York means a lot to us.” Terry DeCarlo was among the thousands marching down Fifth Avenue in the annual parade. The executive director of Orlando’s LGBT Center said the support he felt in New York City’s pride parade was “a little overwhelming.” READ MORE: Brightline Celebrates 3 Years Of Service As It Nears Orlando Extension Completion Thousands stood behind barricades as the parade made its way down Fifth Avenue and into Greenwich Village. Al Sharpton as she walked along a part of the parade route. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rev. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was accompanied by fellow Democrats Gov.
READ MORE: Coral Springs Police: 3 Separate Crime Scenes Tied To One Suspect NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) - Hillary Clinton joined state and city elected officials Sunday in a march to celebrate gay pride in New York City.