Pride month events in Palms Springs include vigil for Pulse Nightclub attack victims
It will be a busy weekend in Downtown Palm Springs with Pride Month events scheduled. There will be a mix of celebration and somber remembrance for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando.
There will be a vigil Saturday night to remember the victims of the shooting. The names of the 49 people who died will be read aloud and a moment of silence will be observed at 11:02 p.m., when the first shots were fired. This Monday will mark the one year anniversary of the shooting which is considered to be the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since 9/11 and the deadliest incident against the LGBTQ community in the U.S. history.
The vigil will begin at 10:30 p.m. Saturday with the reading of the names. It will take place on Arenas Road, between Indian Canyon Drive and Calle Encilia.
On Sunday, there will be the Equality March for Unity and Pride. The parade is being coordinated by Palm Springs Pride along with dozens of LGBTQ organizations.
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According to a press release on the parade, it will be an opportunity for the LGBTQ community to rise up and celebrate while standing up to the face of oppression.
Participants will begin gathering at Frances Stevens Park at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Rally at 6:30 p.m. will follow and then the actual parade will commence at 7:30 p.m. The parade will step off at Alejo and Palm Canyon Drive and travel south to Arenas Road.
Remembering and Honoring:
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25 years old
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
Kimberly Morris, 37 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old
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