DeSantis Lowers Flags In Commemoration Of Pulse Massacre

Florida Phoenix

June 11, 2022

Flags over state and local facilities will fly at half staff on Sunday under a proclamation that Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the gun attack on Orlando’s Pulse nightclub that claimed 49 lives.

“As a mark of respect for the victims, their families, and the many affected by this tragedy, I signed the attached proclamation directing the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, June 12, 2022,” the governor said in a written statement.

In addition to the dead, 53 people were wounded in the attack by a man who’d pledged his loyalty to ISIS. The Pulse was a nightclub that was hosting a Latin night on the evening of the attack, and the victims were largely Latino.

The onePULSE Foundation, created to commemorate the attack, has organized a series of memorial events this weekend.

The LGBTQ+ community has been harshly critical of the Republican governor for a series of initiatives targeting its members, including the “Parental Rights in Education,” or “Don’t Say Gay” law and his Department of Health’s attack on gender-affirming medical and psychological care for transgender people.

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