Reflecting On Orlando

By Brian Ellison,

Published June 14, 2016 at 4:48 PM CDT

Saturday night's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, marked the deadliest shooting on U.S. soil in recent history, with 49 dead and 53 more wounded. The LGBT community wasn't the only community that bore the brunt of this attack — the vast majority of the victims were Latino or Latina, and other people of color. How is Kansas City's local Latino community reacting to the news? And do the LGBT and Latino communities feel safe now in Kansas City?

Guests:

Luis Hernandez, member of Latino LGBT community in Kansas City
Miguel Morales, member of Latino LGBT community in Kansas City
Ash R. Allee, queer activist, social worker at KC Care Clinic, co-organizer for KC TGNC Leadership Summit July 29-31
Derrick Bachman, owner, Bistro 303

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Brian Ellison

As a host and contributor at KCUR, I seek to create a more informed citizenry and richer community. I want to enlighten and inspire our audience by delivering the information they need with accuracy and urgency, clarifying what’s complicated and teasing out the complexities of what seems simple. I work to craft conversations that reveal realities in our midst and model civil discourse in a divided world. Follow me on Twitter @ptsbrian or email me at brian@kcur.org.

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Sylvia Maria Gross

Sylvia Maria Gross is storytelling editor at KCUR 89.3. Reach her on Twitter @pubradiosly.

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Andrea Tudhope

Andrea Tudhope is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She is currently coordinating producer for America Amplified, a national public media community engagement initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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