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# Biden marks the 5th anniversary of the Pulse shooting
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/biden-marks-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-pulse-shooting/
- Published: 2021-06-14T08:54:10.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-14T08:54:10.000Z
- Description: Joe Biden vowed to make the Pulse nightclub a national memorial as he commemorated the 5th anniversary of the attack.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Equality Act, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, LGBTQ, Orlando, US

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**US** president **Joe Biden** has vowed to make the Pulse nightclub in **Orlando, Florida**, a national memorial, as he commemorated the 5th anniversary of the attack which killed 49 people and left a further 53 suffering from injuries. In a [statement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/12/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-pulse-nightclub-shooting/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) released on **June 12**, Biden referred to Pulse as a place of *“acceptance and joy, turned into a place of unspeakable pain and loss.”*

He paid tribute to the *“brave first responders and the community who found strength and compassion in each other”*, and said he has *“stayed in touch with families of the victims and with the survivors who have turned their pain into purpose.”* He promised that he will shortly sign a bill to designate the nightclub as a national memorial, and said there is *“more we must do to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms”.*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pulse-nightclub-2016-1.jpg)

Biden also noted that LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans women of colour, can be disproportionately impacted by gun violence, and said: *“We must create a world in which our LGBTQ+ young people are loved, accepted, and feel safe in living their truth.”* He then urged lawmakers to pass the **[Equality Act](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/us-reintroduces-equality-act/)** to provide LGBTQ+ Americans with protections from discrimination.

June 12 2021 marked 5 years since the massacre in the Pulse nightclub. Florida governor, **Ron DeSantis**, [was heavily criticised](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/florida-governor-cuts-funding-for-pulse-survivors/) after recently cutting $150,000 in state spending to provide mental health services for those impacted by the attack. **Brandon Wolf,** a survivor of the shooting, said he will *“never forget”* the governor’s actions.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pulse-victims-600.jpg)

The victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016