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Trigger warning – Orlando shooting
Here is a page dedicated to all those who lost their lives in the Orlando shooting at Pulse night club. 49 people were killed on Saturday – the biggest mass shooting in recent US history. They were queer people, predominantly Latinx queer people. As the media continues to blame Muslims and those with mental health difficulties, we thought we’d gather some alternative media. The articles below are by Muslim people and queer people, predominantly QTIPOC. We’ll keep adding to this list, so please send us anything you think should be included.
A video from Familia: trans and queer liberation movement
“Queer Muslims exist – and we are in mourning too” by Samra Habib
“The hate behind the Orlando massacre” by Khaled A Beydoun and Mehammed A Mack
“Today is a tragic, sad day for the world’s LGBT community” by Shon Faye
“70 Percent of Anti-LGBT Murder Victims Are People of Color” by Michael Lavers
Noorulann Shahid speaks on channel 4 news
“Here Is What LGBT Muslims Want You To Know After The Orlando Shooting”
In honour of our dead: Latinx, Queer, Trans, Muslim, Black – we will be free – Black Lives Matter
“Defining safety for all queer people in the wake of Orlando” by Jacqui Germain
“This is how LGBT Muslims are responding to the Orlando shooting” by Fiona Rutherford and Aisha Gani
“Dear white, hetero, cis people: please don’t co-opt this tragedy” by Mariella Mosthof
“80 percent of LGBT people killed are minorities” by Leo Duran
“In Honor of Orlando: 10 Books That Celebrate Queer Latinx Identity”
A statement from the London Latinxs –
“It was shocking and saddening to hear the news of the Orlando shootings yesterday, and to see the effects upon the world and community. I cannot describe how it feels to identify as queer, and to watch such a story unfolding- particularly, to read that the worst attack in recent US history was a hate crime based on gender and sexuality. My thoughts have been entirely with the victims and their families- not just those of the 50 lives lost, but also the countless other lives so broken by the acts of one person. At the moment, the entire community is in a state of grief and shock; it has been a hellish time, and I have not yet come across any individual who identifies as LGBTQ+ and hasn’t been affected. However, I have also been bearing in mind that, whilst this is a particularly bad attack, this is not a new thing: that the LGBTQ+ community history is steeped in discrimination and hate crime- which, whilst being an incredibly awful things to consider, is also powerful. There have been attempts to tear us down time and time again, and we are still here. The LGBTQ+ community is incredible in it’s adversity and solidarity, in it’s true meaning of the word community, and it is that that I, personally, am holding on to at the moment.” – PBGer Bex Dudley