This GoFundMe has raised over $1 million dollars in less than 24 hours.
A GoFundMe for the victims of the Orlando night club shooting on Saturday has already surpassed their goal of $1 million dollars in less than 24 hours. Equality Florida, the orchestrator of the fundraising campaign, is the largest LGBT civil rights group in Florida and is hoping to raise money for the families of the 50 killed in the attack as well as the 53 people who were injured and are still in the hospital fighting for their lives.
As of writing this article, the new goal is $2 million and it looks like the campaign will easily surpass this new target.
The full statement from Equality Florida:
We are reeling from the tragic news that a gunman opened fire on the 2am capacity crowd at Pulse leaving 50 people dead and over 50 injured according to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
We are heartbroken and angry that senseless violence has once again destroyed lives in our state and in our country.
Gay clubs hold a significant place in LGBTQ history. They were often the only safe gathering place and this horrific act strikes directly at our sense of safety. June commemorates our community standing up to anti-LGBTQ violence at the Stonewall Inn, the nightclub that has become the first LGBTQ site recognized as a national monument.
We have received a steady stream of emails and messages from those seeking to help or to make sense of the senseless. We make no assumptions on motive. We will await the details in tears of sadness and anger. We stand in solidarity and keep our thoughts on all whose lives have been lost or altered forever in this tragedy.
The funds will be distributed to the victims and their  families in the upcoming weeks in coordination with other local organizations. It’s important to point out that this is now the deadliest mass shooting in US history. But, Equality Florida’s fundraising page is just one of the many examples of people coming together in the face of tragedy.
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