The victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre shared much in common: they were members of the LGBT community, for the most part, and Orlando being Orlando, many worked in tourism or travel. All had gathered for the club’s Latin Night.

Beyond those details, though, they represented a large cross-section of America’s population: they ranged from teenaged to middle-aged; they were black, white, brown. Some were students, others were business owners. The list of victims is long, longer than any other in the country’s modern history – but they were more than just members of a tragic crowd