Tributes pour in across the UK for victims of the Orlando shooting

LONDON -- Tributes have poured in across the UK for the 50 victims of the shooting in the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando at the weekend.

In Manchester, rainbow flags above Bar Pop on Canal Street have been lowered to half mast.

A message on the bar's Facebook page read: “Antonio, John and Bar Pop team have lowered our flags as a mark of respect to today’s news from America. No Hate Just Love”

On the Isle of Wight, meanwhile, Queen and Adam Lambert performed "Who Wants To Live Forever" as a tribute to the victims of the shooting at the end of their festival performance on Sunday. 

Lambert, who performed alongside Brian May and Roger Taylor, dedicated the song to "anyone who has been a victim of senseless violence or hatred".

In London, the LGBTQ community are planning to "join hands in a tribute for the victims" on Monday June 13.

Venues along Old Compton Street, at the heart of the capital's gay scene, will stop serving at 7 p.m. and people will be invited out on the streets to join hands.

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A minute’s reflection will take place during Pride in London in Trafalgar Square, which takes place on 25 June. 

Chair of Pride in London Michael Salter-Church said: “Our hearts go out to all the families and friends of those who lost their lives in Orlando. It was a senseless attack, where it appears people were targeted for their sexuality."

"The horrific events in Orlando highlight that the campaign for respect and equality must go on."

“In less than two weeks time, tens of thousands of people from all over the world will be coming to Pride in London. The horrific events in Orlando highlight that the campaign for respect and equality must go on within communities across the globe."

"On June 25th, together, we will honour the people who lost their lives, and stand united in a moment of solidarity, peace and remembrance."

"This has happened before in our own city. It was only in 1999 that communities in Brixton, the East End and in Soho, at the Admiral Duncan, were targeted with lives lost and changed forever."

"It's vital this horrific attack is not used to drive a wedge between communities here in the UK. We must all focus on what binds us rather than what separates us and stand in unity."

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