Letter regarding vigil for Orlando shooting victims
The following email was sent today to the MIT community by President L. Rafael Reif. To the members of the MIT community, On Saturday, more than 80 members of our community marched in the Boston Pride parade, openly celebrating the rights of those who identify as LGBTQ to be fully themselves in the world. Hours later, in Orlando, Florida, 49 people from the LGBTQ community, many of them Latino and people of color, people who were also celebrating the fullness of their identities, lost their lives to violence and hate. The shocking contrast reminds us to treasure the openness we strive for in our own community and to cherish every individual, as we reject the impulse to answer hate with hate. For all of us, this is a terrible moment, and our hearts go out to the injured, the victimized and everyone who loves them. I know this is anguishing for MIT's LGBTQ community, and...