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MTV’s ‘True Life’ to air episode on Orlando survivors

special follows four individuals who survived the tragedy

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MTV documentary series “True Life” will air “We Are Orlando,” a special focusing on the aftermath of the June 12 Pulse nightclub shooting.

Tony Marrero, Patience Carter, Tiara Parker and Joshua McGill are four of the survivors from the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which claimed 49 lives and wounded 53 others. According to MTV, “True Life” will follow these individuals as they deal with the physical and psychological damage the tragedy caused them.

Marrero, 32, is recovering from being shot four times, including once in the back. While he struggles with the pain of rehab for his wounds, he also must confront his emotions about losing his best friend Luis Vielma, 22, who was killed in the shooting.

“I’m still connected to a machine because of my back; I have a hole in my back. My arm is still shattered,” Marrero says in the trailer. “I’m not okay and that’s only physical.”

Carter, 20, and Parker, 20, were visiting Orlando from Philadephia. They lost their cousinĀ Akyra Murray in the shooting, the youngest person murdered at the club at the age of 18. Carter and Parker are starting therapy to cope with the loss of their family member.

McGill, 26, saved the life of Rodney Sumter, a bartender at Pulse. MTV says “Joshua crafted a tourniquet out of his shirt to stop the bleeding in both of Rodney’s arms.” McGill then laid underneath Sumter, a father of two, in the back of a police car to squeeze his back and constrict blood from another wound on the way to the hospital.

Exclusive interviews and footage of the LGBT community in Orlando will be released on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr leading up to the premiere.

“True Life: We Are Orlando” airs Aug. 15.

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PHOTOS: New York City Pride Parade

Annual LGBTQ march held in Manhattan

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The 2024 New York City Pride Parade was held on June 30. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

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PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Pride

Fourth annual LGBTQ march and festival held in Virginia town

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The 2024 Fredericksburg Pride March wound through the streets of Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.

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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride

Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus

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Drag artist Crimsyn marches alongside residents and supporters at the fourth annual Goodwin Living Bailey's Crossroads community Pride march on June 25. (Photo courtesy of Goodwin Living)

The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.

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