{"id":10747,"date":"2016-07-20T10:48:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T10:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=10747"},"modified":"2016-07-20T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T10:48:25","slug":"vigil-held-in-cardiff-bay-in-support-of-orlando-shootings-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/07\/20\/vigil-held-in-cardiff-bay-in-support-of-orlando-shootings-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil held in Cardiff Bay in support of Orlando shootings victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nHUNDREDS of people came to Cardiff Bay last night to remember the victims of the shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.<br \/>\nPeople of all ages and backgrounds gathered outside the Senedd at 7pm to observe a minute\u2019s silence and show their support for the LBGT community.<br \/>\nThe event was organised to show respect and solidarity following the deaths of 49 people last Sunday when 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.<br \/>\nThe gunman had pledged his allegiance to Islamic State before he was shot dead by police while he held a group of hostages in the bathroom of the club.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AL-KO67D0zY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AL-KO67D0zY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nVigils were held across the world last night to honour those killed following the deadliest shooting in American history.<br \/>\nIn Cardiff, people waved rainbow flags and cheered in support as members of a number of different groups spoke out against the atrocity, including Andrew White, director of Stonewall Cymru, and Lu Thomas of Pride Cymru, two leading Welsh LGBT groups.<br \/>\nThe South Wales Gay Men\u2019s Chorus also sang a rendition of Judy Garland\u2019s Somewhere Over The Rainbow on the steps of the Senedd.<br \/>\nSeveral faith group members also gave speeches, including the Evangelical Alliance Wales, South Wales Islamic Centre and The Henna Foundation.<br \/>\nAndrew White, Stonewall Cyrmu director, said: \u201cAlthough Orlando is thousands of miles away, this feels as if it\u2019s very close to home.<br \/>\n\u201cIt feels like an attack on all of us as a community, as a global family.<br \/>\n\u201cPeople are frightened, people are angry, people are sad, they\u2019re grieving \u2013 but people are also more determined than ever to take action, to stand up and be counted and to ensure that we have a world where everyone is accepted &#8211; without exception.\u201d<br \/>\nAndrew Bulleyment, musical director of the South Wales Gay Men\u2019s Chorus, said: \u201cThe turnout\u2019s been fantastic \u2013 there must be at least 300 people here.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s great to see so many people showing their support and I think the speeches really helped to show that this is something that will bring the whole LGBT community together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; HUNDREDS of people came to Cardiff Bay last night to remember the victims of the shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. 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