“We all know someone who has been affected in one way or another.” “I have many friends that are gay and this is just to make a statement that we are all human, that we stand as one, and that we’re not going to tolerate this type of brutality.īodon felt “extremely shocked, heartbroken, saddened… just speechless” when she learned the details of the attack, which killed a friend of a friend of hers. “I came tonight just to support my fellow human beings,” she said. Nearby, Karen Bodon stood with her siblings and friends. RELATED: Latino Community Hit Hard in Orlando Shootings, Most Victims Were Hispanic You have to live, if not for yourself, but for them also.” And if you start fearing now, the person who did this (in Orlando) is going to win.
“So if we start closing our minds now, then we’re letting them win.
Unfortunately people are always going to hate, people are always going to discriminate, someone is always going to make some comment about who you are or what you are, the way you act,” he said. Makeshift memorial to Orlando attack victims in front of the Stonewall Inn, New York City. Although his older brother has asked him not to attend Pride events out of concern for his safety, Riera intends to live his life as usual.
