'R.I.P. our fallen rainbows': London shows solidarity with Orlando shooting victims
LONDON -- After the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando that claimed the lives of at least 49 people, people around the world have joined hands to show their solidarity with the victims and the LGBTQ community.
Londoners united on Monday night at a vigil in Soho -- London's gay district -- where people gathered to show their support, mourn the victims and stand in defiance against terrorism.
At St. Anne's Church in Soho, people hugged as others laid floral tributes and lit candles.
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There were scenes of defiance from the hundreds gathered on neighbouring Old Compton Street in Soho.
The vigil made for emotional viewing.
People lit candles and drew on the pavement with coloured chalk on Old Compton Street.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
