By Taylor Fields
Jun 5, 2021
This year marks five years since the horrific mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, which left 49 dead and 53 more wounded. And throughout history, this is just one instance of violence to the LGBTQ+ community. During this year s Can t Cancel Pride,
Leslie Odom Jr. gave a touching performance to remember all of the lives that have been lost.
Backed by a section of strings and an acoustic guitar, Odom performed Without You from the musical and movie versions of
RENT.
But, before Odom took the stage,
Ricky Martin made an appearance to say a few words and introduce the actor/singer. Martin spoke about the Pulse nightclub shooting as well as the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969 and more. He said: