Book of condolence to be opened for victims of Orlando shooting
Fri, 17 Jun 2016
People on the Isle of Man are being urged to show solidarity with the LGBT community in the United States at a candlelit vigil.
It's being held at St German's Cathedral in Peel on Sunday evening to pay tribute to the 49 people who were shot dead in a club in Orlando last week.
The names of the people killed will be read out and a book of condolence will be sent to their families.
A vigil was also held in Douglas on Tuesday evening - Lee Vorster is the director of the Manx Rainbow Association; he says it's a way of bringing everyone together:
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