Orlando mass shooting

Activists weigh in on FDA blood ban for gay and bisexual men

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently it is re-evaluating its ban against accepting blood donations from gay men. The FDA is now…

A banner in memory of Orlando started the 2016 Pride St. Louis parade.

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Orlando gives added meaning to Pride St. Louis solidarity theme

Transgender and LGBT minority groups were brought to the front of the Pride Parade Sunday in downtown St. Louis.The drums and chants of QTPOC — Queer…

Jimmy Hawkins, center, stands at the Transgender Memorial Garden as marchers continue to arrive.

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Behind the Headlines: St. Louis' LGBTQ, Muslim communities respond to horror in Orlando

Kelly Moffitt

In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh discussed the top news stories that caught St. Louisans’ attention this…

Brandon Reid takes part in a video project that aims to deliver messages of support and solidarity to the LGBT community in the wake of this past weekend's Orlando shooting.

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Video project reveals new fears in local LGBT community after Orlando shootings

Nancy Fowler

For decades, many LGBT people could only talk freely about their lives, hold hands with a partner or feel completely safe in one kind of place: a gay bar.…

A woman pauses while writing the names of shooting victims in chalk in a park across from the iconic New York City gay and lesbian bar, The Stonewall Inn, on Monday in New York City.

'They Were So Beautiful': Remembering Those Murdered In Orlando

Hannah Bloch

They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter — mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.

On the afternoon after a deadly attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, a man who says he was wounded in the violence was among those attending a memorial service at the Joy MCC Church. Officials say 49 victims died in the attack by a lone gunman who was killed in a firefight with police.

Orlando's Deadly Mass Shooting: What We Know Monday

Bill Chappell

Comparing the attack that killed 49 victims in Florida to one that hit San Bernardino, Calif., President Obama calls it "homegrown extremism."

Ashley Gregory stands with hundreds of attendees at a vigil held in honor of those killed and injured when a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

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St. Louis holds vigil for those killed in Orlando mass shooting

Updated Sunday, June 12, with details from the march — People from throughout St. Louis marched through the Grove neighborhood in south St. Louis late…

Orlando police officers direct family members away from a shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday.

Suspect Purchased Guns Legally Ahead Of Deadliest Shooting In Modern U.S. History

Camila Domonoske

Omar Mateen was previously interviewed by the FBI several times over possible ties to terrorism. Authorities say he pledged allegiance to ISIS before attacking a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50.