Welcome to The Stakes. What you'll hear in this episode is what we think we do best: Letting people tell their stories. Coming up: • Julie Zeilinger interviews Alex Sierra, a member of Orlando's LGTBQ community, about the importance of Pulse and spaces like it. • Marcus Ellsworth speaks on the importance of recognizing victims as not just queer, but as Latinx as well. • Doreen St. Félix interviews DJ Oscar Nñ of Papi Juice about the role of intentional, queer, and POC spaces in building community and solidarity. • Mukta Mohan speaks to Alexei Romanoff, a survivor of the Black Cat Tavern riots of 1967. • Ana Marie Cox asks Dan Savage to help us understand this act of violence in the context of the past few decades in the gay rights movement. • Jane Coaston explains what LGTBQ spaces have meant to her. You can find the entirety of our coverage of the Orlando shootings at orlando.mtv.com For information on how to help those in need, please visit helporlando.mtv.com Thanks for listening.