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Emotional gatherings of LBGT supporters honour those killed in America's worst mass shooting

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Mourners gather outside the iconic New York City gay and lesbian bar, the Stonewall Inn, to light candles.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Savannah (L) who says she lost a friend in the shooting, grieves during a vigil in Orlando, Florida.Adrees Latif/Reuters

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People mourn next to candles and a rainbow flag outside of the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile.Reuters

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Members of Tel Aviv's LGBT community light candles in solidarity with Florida's shooting attack victims.Oded Balilty/The Associated Press

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People take part in a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting outside the U.S. embassy in Guatemala City.Reuters

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Mourners gather under a LGBT pride flag flying at half-mast in San Diego, California.Mike Blake/Reuters

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A woman looks out her window with the Gay Pride flag hanging in the Queens borough of New York.Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

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Participants at the LA Gay Pride Parade carry a sign of remembrance for mass shooting victims in Orlando.David McNew/Reuters

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Paul Cox, right, leans on the shoulder of Brian Sullivan, as they observe a moment of silence in Atlanta.David Goldman/The Associated Press

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Italian LGBT gay rights supporters hold candles near Rome's Colosseum.Andreas Solaro/AFP / Getty Images

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People light candles as members and supporters of the LGBT community gather for a vigil in Atlanta.Branden Camp/The Associated Press

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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in Toronto to honour victims of the mass shootings in Orlando.Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press

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