The gruesome incident in that club, once a space of joy, is a reminder to the LGBTQIA+ community of the consequences they face for exercising freedom, even in relatively open societies.
This month, President Joe Biden signed off on naming the Pulse nightclub a national memorial. By the time he finished the rampage, 49 people from the LGBTQIA+ community were dead and 53 injured. On 12 June 2016, Omar Mateen opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, United States.