How You Can Help

June 13, 2016• byMichael Strangeways

People want to help in some tangible way during this period of mourning for the victims of the Orlando Pulse Massacre. This GoFundMe page was created by Equality Florida, a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization and the state’s LGBT civil rights organization. They have a goal of $3million but as of this posting, already have nearly $2.3million.

We’re assuming that this money will not only go to the families of those killed at the massacre, but also assist the 53 victims injured and facing monumental medical bills.

More info from their GoFundMe page:

This is the official Pulse Victims Fund page for Equality Florida, the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. Equality Florida is collecting contributions via this GoFundMe page to support the victims of the horrific shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub.

Regarding distribution of funds, we are working with a team of attorneys and experts, including the National Center for Victims of Crime, which deployed funds in both Chattanooga and Aurora, to ensure funds are distributed correctly.

Please contribute and share this page. #WeAreOrlando

For the latest information, visit:
–facebook.com/equalityfl
–eqfl.org/news/pulse

To ensure transparency, GoFundMe has requested we answer the following questions:

1. Who you are:
Equality Florida, a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization and the state’s LGBT civil rights organization: eqfl.org

2. Where you’re from
Founded in St. Petersburg, Florida, with staff and offices across the state including in Orlando, Florida.

3. Your relationship to the parties you’re raising funds for
We are advocates for the LGBT community in Florida.

4. How the funds will be spent (be specific as possible)
Every penny raised will be distributed directly to the victims and their families. We are working with a team of attorneys and experts, including the National Center for Victims of Crime, which deployed funds in both Chattanooga and Aurora, to ensure funds are distributed correctly.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

We are working with the National Center for Victims of Crime, which deployed funds in both the Chattanooga and Aurora shootings, to distribute the contributions from this GoFundMe page ( http://nationalcompassionfund.org/faq/).

This organization offers support to communities affected by mass casualty events in the form of the National Compassion Fund, and ensure that every penny donated will be correctly and quickly dispersed to the victims and families.

We ask all victims to call this hotline to begin this process:
VictimConnect Resource Center
855-4-Victim (855-484-2846)
http://victimconnect.org/

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.