A Decade After Pulse: The Quest for Accountability
From Latino USA by My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
June 5, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
The episode reflects on the Pulse nightclub shooting a decade later, discussing accountability and the ongoing violence against the LGBTQ+ community.
This June marks a decade since one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. “Sometimes when I close my eyes, I see when I was on the floor on [sic] that restroom,” Jorshua Hernández Carrión, a survivor of the shooting, told us. Through an interview with Jorshua, and a review of the investigations, Latino USA unpacks the lack of accountability, and how we should honor Pulse victims and survivors. We also talk with Carl Charles, a trans attorney with Lambda Legal, about how violence against the LGBTQ+ community has taken new forms in laws and rhetoric. Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Follow the show to get every episode. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. Follow us on TikTok and YouTube . Subscribe to our newsletter . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Maria Hinojosa
Guests: Jorshua Hernández Carrión, Carl Charles
Topics covered
- LGBTQ+ rights
- mass shooting
- accountability
- survivor stories
- violence against LGBTQ+ community
- legal advocacy
Keywords
- Pulse nightclub
- mass shooting
- LGBTQ+ violence
- accountability
- survivor interview
- Carl Charles
- Jorshua Hernández Carrión
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lambda Legal, Latino USA
Places: Orlando, Florida
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