Stories And Lives Of The Orlando Shooting Victims

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June 14, 2016

Nancy Hernandez, right, holds up a photo of her friend Amanda Alvear, who was killed in the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, as she visits a makeshift memorial with friends, Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (David Goldman / AP)

Two days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history devastated a popular LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida, details about the shooter and his victims are still unfolding.

BuzzFeed News national LGBT reporter Dominic Holden brings us the latest on the 49 victims in Sunday's mass shooting — and how the LGBT community in Orlando won't let the attack hold them back.

BuzzFeed News: LGBT People In Orlando Refuse To Go Back In The Closet — "In the 24 hours since the shooting, the LGBT community of Orlando hasn’t been cowed. Rather than retreating, they have emerged to cry together, declare solidarity, praise law enforcement, refuse to go into hiding — and even dance."

This segment aired on June 14, 2016.

Orlando Nightclub Shootings