grieving for victims of the pulse attack

inverted pride flag hung at half mast outside boise city hall

the queer communities of boise have been shaken by the attack on the pulse nightclub in orlando ( naturally ), but the responses from within and from the community at large have been heartening so far

on sunday evening, an impromptu vigil came together on the steps of the capitol, where long-time queer ally rabbi dan fink spoke to honor the dead and wounded

donations for the families of the dead were collected at pride bingo, hosted by minerva jayne at the balcony ......... i imagine more donations will be collected over the weekend as boise's pride festivities get further underway

( at the lucky dog's traditional tuesday night karaoke, a regular patron dedicated a cello performance to the dead and wounded and their families ........ i'm going to start calling my drinking "journalism" )

pride flags have been hung all over the city, but the most notably ( and noticeable ) of all has been hung in front of city hall — upside-down

i'm curious as to whether this was done intentionally to indicate our distress, or accidentally, out of well-meaning ignorance ......... either way, it's fitting, and the sight of it makes me cry every time i walk past

there are undoubtedly tributes that i've missed already, and there are undoubtedly more tributes to come as pride 2016 unfolds, so you probably haven't heard the end of it just yet