Missing from the governor’s 2025 memorandum is language, included in past years, that the massacre was a “horrific act of terrorism against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities,” the two

After years of acknowledging the targets of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre — the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — Gov. Ron DeSantis has ommitted them from his official state description of

Survivors and family members of the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago are getting a chance to walk through the long-shuttered, gay-friendly venue this week.

The 9-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre comes as Orlando moves forward with plans to raze the building and build a memorial honoring the 49 victims.

Nine years after a gunman opened fire inside Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Orlando community came together Thursday to remember the lives lost and others whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy.

Approximately 250 people, including 120 family members of the 24 victims and 70 survivors, are expected to visit the Pulse nightclub site.

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.