Post by Logan on Jun 13, 2016 7:26:26 GMT -6
Oklahomans march in grief, solidarity for dozens slain in Orlando
Krysta Henry said she didn't know what else to do but come to a quickly planned rally of Oklahoma City's LGBT community as a way to show support after Sunday's shooting at a gay night club in Orlando that left at least 50 dead.
“I kind of sat in my living room and cried for a little bit thinking about all the stuff I had been through growing up being gay and how difficult it is for all of us,” said Henry with her wife, due with twins in November, standing at her side. “This is my duty.”
At least 300 gathered in the parking lot of Freedom Oklahoma's office on Classen Boulevard to hear from religious and LGBT community leaders before marching six blocks to a strip of NW 39 that has become a hub of the local gay community.
“We were at a club over the weekend and it could have been us,” said Taylor Brunwald while draped in a rainbow flag with his boyfriend. “It's really hard to think about that.”
Read more: newsok.com/oklahomans-march-in-grief-solidarity-for-dozens-slain-in-orlando/article/5503781
Krysta Henry said she didn't know what else to do but come to a quickly planned rally of Oklahoma City's LGBT community as a way to show support after Sunday's shooting at a gay night club in Orlando that left at least 50 dead.
“I kind of sat in my living room and cried for a little bit thinking about all the stuff I had been through growing up being gay and how difficult it is for all of us,” said Henry with her wife, due with twins in November, standing at her side. “This is my duty.”
At least 300 gathered in the parking lot of Freedom Oklahoma's office on Classen Boulevard to hear from religious and LGBT community leaders before marching six blocks to a strip of NW 39 that has become a hub of the local gay community.
“We were at a club over the weekend and it could have been us,” said Taylor Brunwald while draped in a rainbow flag with his boyfriend. “It's really hard to think about that.”
Read more: newsok.com/oklahomans-march-in-grief-solidarity-for-dozens-slain-in-orlando/article/5503781