Local sheriff’s deputies were posted outside the Phoenix. In the French Quarter, rainbow-flags and bunting were everywhere but over the door to one lounge there was an image of a black mourning ribbon next to a rainbow-hued one. One bar near the Phoenix had pasted the logo of the Pulse over its door. Reminders of the nightclub shooting were inescapable. “So I’m happy to be here to celebrate life and celebrate all of us.” “It’s like all the grieving is sort of seen again,” he said. “It’s really hit me hard,” said Equi, who said he lost a partner to suicide a couple of years ago. But I’m…” he shook his head and his voice trailed off. In New Orleans, Frank Bonner and Pedro Egui wore matching American flag tank tops as they stood with their arms around each other outside a bar called the Phoenix where the city’s pride parade would pass.īonner and Egui both had Orlando on their mind. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
