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''The Washington Post'' described its first 12 years as being "a community hub for HIV prevention, breast-cancer awareness and immigrant rights, and reported it had partnered with educational and advocacy groups such as [[Come Out with Pride]], [[Equality Florida]], and the [[Zebra Coalition]].<ref name=wapo />
''The Washington Post'' described its first 12 years as being "a community hub for HIV prevention, breast-cancer awareness and immigrant rights, and reported it had partnered with educational and advocacy groups such as [[Come Out with Pride]], [[Equality Florida]], and the [[Zebra Coalition]].<ref name=wapo />

The club was the scene of a shooting in June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title = Article |date = May 27, 2013 |page = B2 |work = News-Press |location = Fort Myers |url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/108927018/?terms=Pulse%2Bnightclub |via = Newspapers.com |subscription = yes }}</ref>{{vn|date=June 2016}}


=== June 2016 shooting ===
=== June 2016 shooting ===

Revision as of 04:07, 15 June 2016

Pulse
Pulse exterior, 2006
Map
Address1912 South Orange Avenue
LocationOrlando, Florida, U.S.
Owner
  • Barbara Poma
  • Ron Legler
Opened2004 (2004)
Website
www.pulseorlandoclub.com

Pulse is a gay bar, dance club, and nightclub in Orlando, Florida founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler. In June 2016 it was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history with 49 people killed and 53 injured by a gunman acting on behalf of ISIL.

Description

Pulse representation at Come Out with Pride, 2009

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 Pulse is known to have some pretty impressive drag shows, and the bar's dancers are usually gorgeous."[2] Because of the three areas, Lonely Planet Discover Florida deemed it "three nightclubs",[3] while their Florida volume focused on it being "ultramodern".[4]

Top 10 Orlando called it a "firm favorite for the Orlando gay crowd",[5] The Rough Guide to Florida deemed it "justifiably popular", citing its "great lighting and sound plus cabaret performers, drag acts, and erotic dancers."[6] Pulse was the only gay club mentioned in The Rough Guide to the USA for Orlando.[7] According to listings, the entire premises, including the washrooms, are accessible.[8] Using "periodic consumer surveys", Zagat rated Pulse 25/30 for atmosphere, 25/30 decor, and 22/30 service.[9]

History

Before Pulse was founded, 1912 South Orange Avenue was home to the Sarasota Herald Company, a daily newspaper in the 1930s.[10]

Pulse was founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler.[1][11] Poma's brother John died in 1991 after a battle with AIDS, and the club is "named for John's pulse to live on", according to a marketing staff member in February 2016.[12][13] The venue has a focus on local talent.[13] Poma ensured that her brother's memory was prominent on the website, that the facility was more than "just another gay club".[12] Legler was President of the Florida Theatrical Association at the time of foundation, and founded two nightclubs in Lake Eola Park in 2010, leaving for Baltimore in 2011.[14]

The Washington Post described its first 12 years as being "a community hub for HIV prevention, breast-cancer awareness and immigrant rights, and reported it had partnered with educational and advocacy groups such as Come Out with Pride, Equality Florida, and the Zebra Coalition.[12]

The club was the scene of a shooting in June 2016.[15][verification needed]

June 2016 shooting

Main article: 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting. The attack is the deadliest single gunman mass shooting in United States history,[16][17][18][19][20] the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history,[21] and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks of 2001.[22][23][24]

Capitalizing on an outpouring of sympathy after the shooting, scammers created a Twitter account under the name @PulseOrlandoUSA. Social media users were misled into making a total of $30 worth of Bitcoin donations before Twitter shut down the fraudulent account.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Orlando gay bars". Orlando Weekly. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Adam Karlin; Jeff Campbell; Jennifer Rasin Denniston; Emily Matchar (June 1, 2012). Lonely Planet Discover Florida. Lonely Planet. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-74321-015-4.
  4. ^ Adam Karlin; Jennifer Rasin Denniston; Paula Hardy; Benedict Walker (December 1, 2014). Lonely Planet Florida. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 615. ISBN 978-1-74360-250-8.
  5. ^ Cynthia Tunstall; Jim Tunstall (August 1, 2012). Top 10 Orlando. DK Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7566-9461-6.
  6. ^ Rough Guides (August 3, 2009). The Rough Guide to Florida (8th ed.). Penguin Group. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-4053-8013-3. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Samantha Cook (March 1, 2011). The Rough Guide to the USA. Rough Guides. p. 1082. ISBN 978-1-4053-8954-9.
  8. ^ Frances Green (April 1, 2012). Gayellow Pages USA #34 2012-2013. Renaissance House. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-885404-28-2.
  9. ^ "PULSE - Zagat Review". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Sarasota Herald". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 5, 1936. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b c "Orlando's club Pulse owes its name and spirit to 'loving brother' who died from AIDS". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "The Pulse of Orlando". Next. February 3, 2013.
  14. ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "Ron Legler, 'champion' of downtown and the arts, leaving Orlando". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  15. ^ "Article". News-Press. Fort Myers. May 27, 2013. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ Lyons, Kate (June 12, 2016). "Orlando Pulse club attack: gunman behind shooting that killed 49 'named as Omar Mateen'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  18. ^ "Gunman in nightclub shooting had been investigated for terrorist links". CBC News. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  19. ^ Beckett, Lois (June 12, 2016). "Orlando nightclub attack is deadliest US mass shooting in modern history". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  20. ^ Yeung, Peter (June 12, 2016). "Gunman's 'terror attack' on gay nightclub leaves 50 dead". The Independent. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  21. ^ Stern, Mark Joseph (June 12, 2016). "The Long, Tragic History of Violence at LGBTQ Bars and Clubs in America". Slate. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  22. ^ Fantz, Ashley; Karimi, Faith; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (June 12, 2016). "50 killed in Florida nightclub, shooter pledged ISIS allegiance". CNN. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  23. ^ "Obama: Orlando An Act Of 'Terror And Hate'". Sky News. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  24. ^ Swanson, Ann (June 12, 2016). "The Orlando attack could transform the picture of post-9/11 terrorism in America". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "Scammers use fake Pulse nightclub Twitter to solicit 'donations'". Washington Times. June 14, 2016.
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