Pulse Night of Remembrance

The Pulse Night of Remembrance is an annual event held on June 12th to remember the 49 people who were killed and 53 others who were injured in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016. The event aims to honour the victims of this tragedy, as well as raise awareness about the ongoing struggle for GSRD rights and safety in the United States and around the world.  

While the Pulse nightclub shooting occurred in the United States, the impact of this event was felt around the globe, including in Canada. In Canada, the Pulse Night of Remembrance is an important opportunity to remember and honour the victims, as well as to raise awareness about the ongoing struggles faced by the GSRD community and the importance of working together to create a more just and inclusive world, where all individuals can feel safe.   

Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims, as well as to those whose sense of community and safety was upturned by this event. 

Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old 
Amanda L. 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 Candelario-Padro, 28 years old 
Juan Chavez 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 
Simón Adrian Carrillo Fernández, 31 years old 
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old 
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old 
Peter Ommy 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 Laureano Disla, 25 years old 
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old 
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old 
Brenda Marquez McCool, 49 years old 
Gilberto R. Silva Menendez, 25 years old 
Kimberly Jean 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 Carlos Nieves Rodríguez, 27 years old 
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano-Rosado, 35 years old 
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old 
Yilmary Rodríguez Solivan, 24 years old 
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old 
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old 
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old 
Jonathan A. Camuy Vega, 24 years old 
Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez, 37 years old 
Luis Sergio Vielma, 22 years old 
Franky Jimmy DeJesus Velázquez, 50 years old 
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old 
Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old