A lot of you have reached out to me to ask what you can do to help Orlando right now. It seems like something on the bottom of everyone’s list, but dozens of Pulse employees who survived the shooting lost their jobs. I can’t imagine grieving my friends and on top of that having to worry about paying rent, phone bills, electricity, etc. between attending funerals and looking for another gig. Please remember that gay bars are places where so many people turn to when they can’t find employment elsewhere. Pulse hired transgender, genderqueer, gay, lesbian, and bisexual people who are going to have a really difficult time finding somewhere else that will accept them. Separate funding campaigns have raised a ton of money to support families of the victims and the injured that are still recovering in the hospital, but Pulse employees still need your help.
If you truly meant it when you asked me what you can do, please give these beautiful, hurt people money: http://www.pulseorlandoclub.com
Your condolences and kind words are really encouraging and a crucial part of the recovery process, but this is a way you can help in a concrete, practical way.