As previously mentioned in Watermark, Washington, D.C., political action committee Pride Fund to End Gun Violence jumped into existence and immediate action following the June 12 Pulse shooting. The group, which claims, “It’s time to loosen the stranglehold that the gun lobby has on Congress and create the change we need to keep our communities safer,” is one of many philanthropic arms to this post-traumatic stress wake-up call. But it’s also one that could prove the most important on the political scale.
The Pride Fund is going straight to the root of the cause in a manner many organizations haven’t dared to do as of this date. “Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is America’s only LGBTQ organization dedicated to reforming our gun laws,” its press release reads. “Our Orlando community is central to our vision of electing pro-LGBTQ candidates who will act on sensible gun reforms to help prevent acts of senseless gun violence.”
On Aug. 17, at the Hammered Lamb, Pride Fund Executive Director Jason Lindsay will join Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, Watermark editor Billy Manes and survivors and family members of the victims of the massacre to start the snowball rolling until it’s large enough to make a difference and break down the barriers of the gun lobby.
For more information, visit pridefund.org/orlando-launch
