Pulse (nightclub)
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| Address | 1912 S. Orange Avenue |
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| Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Opened | 2004 |
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Pulse is a gay bar, dance club and nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Description
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Pulse hosts themed performances each night and has a monthly program featuring educational events geared towards the LGBT community.[1] According to Orlando Weekly, Pulse features "three glitzy, throbbing rooms of club boys, twinks and twinks at heart. Every night has something different in store, but, according to Orlando Weekly, Pulse is known to have some pretty impressive drag shows, and the bar's dancers are usually gorgeous."[2]
History
Pulse was founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler.[1][3] Poma's brother John died after a battle with HIV, and the club is "named for John's pulse to live on", according to a marketing staff member in February 2016.[4] The venue has a focus on local talent.[4]
The club was the scene of a major shooting in May 2013.[5]
June 2016 shooting
 | This section documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this section may not reflect the most current information. (June 2016) |
On June 12, 2016, at approximately 2:00 a.m. EDT, 29-year-old Omar Mir Seddique Mateen killed at least 50 people and wounded 53 others, including a police officer, in a mass shooting. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history[6][7][8][9][10] and the deadliest incident of terrorism in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks.[11]
See also
- History of violence against LGBT people in the United States
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
- 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
References
- ^ a b Hjelmgaard, Kim (June 12, 2016). "Scene of mass shooting more than 'just another gay club'". USA Today. Gannett Company. ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Orlando gay bars". Orlando Weekly. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ West, James (June 12, 2016). "Orlando's Pulse Nightclub Was Founded by a Woman Whose Brother Died from AIDS". Mother Jones. Foundation for National Progress. ISSN 0362-8841. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Pulse of Orlando". Next. February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Article". News-Press. Fort Myers. May 27, 2013. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Fantz, Ashley; Karimi, Faith; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (June 12, 2016). "50 killed in Florida nightclub, shooter pledged ISIS allegiance". CNN. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Fifty dead in Orlando gay nightclub shooting, worst mass killing in U.S. history; gunman reportedly pledged allegiance to Islamic State". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Lyons, Kate (June 12, 2016). "Orlando Pulse club attack: gunman behind shooting that killed 50 'named as Omar Mateen'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Beckett, Lois (June 12, 2016). "Orlando nightclub attack is deadliest US mass shooting in modern history". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Yeung, Peter (June 12, 2016). "Gunman's 'terror attack' on gay nightclub leaves 50 dead". The Independent. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "The Orlando attack could transform the picture of post-9/11 terrorism in America". The Washington Post. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
- Current events from June 2016
- 2004 establishments in Florida
- American companies established in 2004
- Buildings and structures in Orlando, Florida
- Culture of Orlando, Florida
- Gay culture in the United States
- LGBT culture in Florida
- LGBT drinking establishments in the United States
- LGBT nightclubs in the United States
- Nightclubs in Florida