49 Celebrities Honor The Orlando Victims In Beautiful Video Memorial

The Ryan Murphy-directed short aims to "ensure part of their legacy becomes meaningful action."
From: NewNowNext

A-list director Ryan Murphy has enlisted the help of 49 major celebrities in an impressive video that pays tribute to the 49 victims who lost their lives in the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12.

Published by the Human Rights Campaign, the 18-minute video (titled “Stop the Hate”) provides time to reflect on each of the victims after their names are read aloud, their pictures are shown, and the information that’s known about them is recited by the all-star cast.

Advocates and allies who took part in the reading include Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Colton Haynes, Jane Fonda, Caitlyn Jenner, Chace Crawford, Darren Criss, and Kathy Bates, to name a few.

A description reads:

For too long, a toxic combination of anti-LGBTQ hate and easy access to guns has put LGBTQ people at disproportionate risk of violence and murder. On June 12, forty-nine innocent people — most of them Latinx — were killed at Pulse nightclub in Orlando simply because of who they were. It’s on all of us to keep their memories alive, and to ensure part of their legacy becomes meaningful action to end hate violence.

In honor of the victims, the HRC urges viewers to contact their legislators “to support legislation that will ensure LGBTQ people are safe and equal in every community.”

Check it out below: