Twin Cities gay pub crawl benefits families of Orlando victims

The Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl featured stops at the Gay 90's and the Saloon, among others.

June 18, 2016 at 4:49AM
Participants in the Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl head down Hennepin Avenue from the Saloon to the Gay 90s in order to raise money for the victims of the Orlando attack at Pulse Nightclub Friday, June 17, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, Sarah Mauser of W. St. Paul carried the Pride flag along the route.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune Event called Minneapolis Emergency Queer Bar Crawl: Gay bars in Minneapolis are holding a pub crawl on Friday night, with drink proceeds benefi
Participants in the Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl head down Hennepin Avenue from the Saloon to the Gay 90s in order to raise money for the victims of the Orlando attack at Pulse Nightclub Friday, June 17, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, Sarah Mauser of W. St. Paul carried the Pride flag along the route.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune Event called Minneapolis Emergency Queer Bar Crawl: Gay bars in Minneapolis are holding a pub crawl on Friday night, with drink proceeds benefiting victims of the Orlando massacre. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sarah Mauser of West St. Paul carried the Pride flag Friday along the route of the Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl as participants headed down Hennepin Avenue from the Saloon to the Gay 90's. The event's drink proceeds will benefit victims of the Orlando nightclub attack June 12 in which 49 victims were killed. "The rainbow community gets things done," Mauser said. "We are going to make sure this doesn't happen again." At left, Ryan Holman and Igor Ignatovich, both of north Minneapolis, talked about the attack, and the community's resolve, during a stop at the 19 Bar.

Participants in the Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl gathered first at the 19th Bar before heading to the Saloon and other Minneapolis gay bars in order to raise money for the victims of the Orlando attack at Pulse Nightclub Friday, June 17, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, inside the 19th Bar, Ryan Holman of N. Minneapolis and Igor Ignatovich, both of N. Minneapolis, and friends discussed the Orlando attack and their resolve to be strong and remain a tight community. "We've survived so much
Participants in the Emergency Minneapolis Queer Bar Crawl gathered first at the 19th Bar before heading to the Saloon and other Minneapolis gay bars in order to raise money for the victims of the Orlando attack at Pulse Nightclub Friday, June 17, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, inside the 19th Bar, Ryan Holman of N. Minneapolis and Igor Ignatovich, both of N. Minneapolis, and friends discussed the Orlando attack and their resolve to be strong and remain a tight community. "We've survived so much," said Sarah Mauser. "Good luck stopping us," Mauser said, as the group toasted one another.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune Event called Minneapolis Emergency Queer Bar Crawl: Gay bars in Minneapolis are holding a pub crawl on Friday night, with drink proceeds benefiting victims of the Orlando massacre. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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