June 12th marked the anniversary of the 2016 massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando Florida. Tragically, not much has improved for the LGBTQ2IA+ community in the years since then, and in many places, including the state in which this atrocity occurred, things have become even worse.

I wrote this piece the day after the massacre, and posted it again this year in commemoration and solidarity. SInce then, it has been requested that I read it for you, so I’ve recorded the reading and posted it to my socials.

Listen to the reading on TikTok | YouTube or read the June 12th post here.

*Trigger Warning - Everything. This is a heavy piece.

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