Lin-Manuel Miranda (no relation) said the Pulse shooting feels as though it happened yesterday. “When we apply that to LGBTQ-oriented organizations, we see that it’s much, much less. “It is estimated that less than 1% of foundation funds go to Latinx organizations,” Miranda said. Miranda points to the recently passed so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in Florida, which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, as well as the Pulse shooting in 2016, when 49 were killed at the Orlando LGBTQ+ nightclub, as examples of why the community needs more support. “It’s an indication that once certain groups that have been focusing on abortion get the result they want from the Supreme Court, we’re forecasting that the next frontier is to intensify anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country. “We have been identifying all this anti-LGBTQ legislation popping up around the country,” he said. Frankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation said the initiative, announced Tuesday in Florida, is a necessary expansion of the group’s existing work with the LGBTQ+ community.
