within the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12, 2016, a gunman entered Pulse, a homosexual nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened hearth. Forty-nine blameless humans misplaced their lives that evening, and plenty of extra have been injured. The LGBT neighborhood reeled while the inside track broke, not just since it used to be the deadliest mass taking pictures within the US thus far, yet as the act of terror and hatred used to be aimed without delay at them.

In the aftermath, many folks struggled for how to specific our grief and worry. With that aim in brain, the authors of JMS Books sought an outlet for his or her feelings; therefore, this anthology of brief tales and poems was once created.

Love Is Proud celebrates queer love in all its kinds, exhibiting that love needs to overcome hate. no matter if it is spending a quiet night jointly at domestic, an evening out in town, or attending the neighborhood satisfaction occasion, this assortment embraces how empowering love will be among males -- or ladies, or any and each color less than the LGBTQIA umbrella.

Featuring by no means sooner than released paintings from forty nine diversified authors, Love Is Proud is a collaborative attempt whose complete proceeds will visit Equality Florida to profit the sufferers and their households of the heart beat nightclub taking pictures. the entire paintings within the assortment, together with the modifying, has been donated to offset the prices. This beautiful anthology should be a charitable memento whose message of delight in who and the way we adore is an everlasting testomony to all these plagued by this tragedy.

Authors incorporated during this anthology are: Jeff Adams, Addison Albright, John Amory, Leska Beikircher, Mychael Black, Mel Bossa, David Connor and E.F. Mulder, T.A. Creech, Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk, Kim Davis, Annie Dean, Vivien Dean, Keelan Ellis, Paul Alan Fahey, Eric Fahnestock, Dean Frech, Francis Gideon, Lisa grey, los angeles Toya Hankins, William Holden, Drew Hunt, Rebecca James, Nickie Jamison, Shawna Jeanne, Iyana Jenna, Dilo Keith, Shawn Lane, Kassandra Lea, W.S. lengthy, Rae MacGregor, Wayne Mansfield, J.T. Marie, Matthew J. Metzger, Ruby Moone, H.D. Nels, Deirdre O'Dare, R.M. Olivia, Terry O'Reilly, Jessica Payseur, Matthew Robbins, Rob Rosen, Feral Sephrian, J.M. Snyder, Louis Stevens, Michael P. Thomas, Tinnean, J. Tomas, J.D. Walker, and Emery C. Walters.