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Video: Scenes from Loring Park vigil for victims of Orlando hate crime

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Video: Scenes from Loring Park vigil for victims of Orlando hate crime

On Sunday evening, hundreds gathered in Loring Park to mourn and build community in the wake of a hate crime in Orlando, Fla., that left 49 members of the LGBTQ community dead and more than 50 others injured. Below are excerpts from that vigil.

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Andy Birkey has written for a number of Minnesota and national publications. He founded Eleventh Avenue South which ran from 2002-2011, wrote for the Minnesota Independent from 2006-2011, the American Independent from 2010-2013. His writing has appeared in The Advocate, The Star Tribune, The Huffington Post, Salon, Cagle News Service, Twin Cities Daily Planet, TheUptake, Vita.mn and much more. His writing on LGBT issues, the religious right and social justice has won awards including Best Beat Reporting by the Online News Association, Best Series by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and an honorable mention by the Sex-Positive Journalism awards.