Poster (2016.037.0066)

Small foam poster with an image of a man with a rainbow aura over the photo, a rainbow heart with, “Orlando” printed underneath in white and a printed message that says, “I RECOGNIZE THAT MY QUEERNESS PUTS ME ON A DIFFERENT PLANE OF SADNESS THAN MOST OTHERS, AND I’M NOT SURE HOW TO BRIDGE THAT DIVIDE. I’VE NEVER FELT THE COLD, DARK SPACE OF FEAR, LIKE. BEING STUCK BETWEEN FLOORS, BETWEEN WORLDS, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, AS I HAVE THIS WEEK. AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT IT— / WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS…PLEASE DON’T FORGET; PLEASE DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE RAMPANT HATE AND FEAR THAT STILL EXISTS TOWARDS LGBTQ PEOPLE AND THEIR SACRED SPACE, THE UNTHINKABLE BATHROOM BILL AND THE TRANSPHOBIA, PARTICULARLY AIMED AT TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR. aND, OF COURSE, THE GUN LAWS-OR LACK THEREOF. / I HAD MY AURA PHOTO TAKEN EXPECTING IT WOULD SOMEHOW REFLECT MY MORNING-BUT IT WAS RAINBOW! / JUSTIN- OAKLAND CA.” The reverse side says, “Tonight we remember,” and lists the 49 victims names and ages.

Akyra Monet Murray, Alejandro Barrios Martinez, Amanda L. Alvear, Angel Candelario-Padro, Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, Antonio Davon Brown, Brenda Marquez McCool, California, Christoper Joseph Sanfeliz, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Cory James Connell, Darryl Roman Burt II, Deonka Deidra Drayton, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Enrique L. Rios Jr., Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, Frank Hernandez, Franky Jimmy DeJesus Velázquez, Gerardo A. Ortiz Jimenez, Gilberto R. Silva Menendez, Jason Benjamin Josaphat, Javier Jorge Reyes, Jean Carlo Mendez Perez, Jean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez, Jerald Arthur Wright, Joel Rayon Paniagua, Jonathan A. Camuy Vega, Juan Chavez Martinez, Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez, Juan Ramon Guerrero, Kimberly Jean Morris, Leroy Valentin Fernandez, Letters, Luis Daniel Conde, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, Luis Omar Ocasio Capo, Luis Sergio Vielma, Martin Benitez Torres, Mercedez Marisol Flores, Miguel Angel Honorato, National Response, Oakland, Oscar A. Aracena Montero, Paul Terrell Henry, Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz, Pulse Nightclub, Pulse Nightclub Memorial, Rodolfo Ayala Ayala, Shane Evan Tomlinson, Simón Adrian Carrillo Fernández, Stanley Almodovar III, Tevin Eugene Crosby, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano-Rosado, Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan

• Object ID: 2016.037.0066
• Collection Site: Pulse Nightclub
• Collection Date: 07/22/2016
• Size: 11H X 8.5W