Nicholas Lim is the founder and administrator of GLBT Voices Singapore, one of the largest Singaporean LGBT communities on Facebook. He is currently based in Sydney, Australia.
Lim was one of the community voices during Pink Dot 2016[2]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cPdI_H680
On Tuesday, 14 June 2017, Lim organised a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting massacre - an initiative he regarded as the greatest thing he had done in his life so far. About 700 Singaporeans and permanent residents attended the event. Participants held a minute's silence for the 49 victims killed in a gay club on Sunday in Florida, then sang songs such as Michael Jackson's Heal The World.
Lim addressed the crowd saying, "People are coming together in the name of love. This shows that hate will not win."
"We, the LGBT community and our allies, we are used to discrimination. And we are still here, we are resilient... It is a strong statement to the people who often misunderstand us and label us with ugly names.
"We want to tell them that hate will not win. Tonight, we show that in times of tragedy, people come together in the name of love." Lim also read out the names of the victims[3]:
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- Sean Foo, "Out Of The Closet: Nicholas Lim Shares His Story", Dear Straight People, 2 December 2015[4].
- Kok Xing Hui, "About 700 gather at Hong Lim Park vigil for Orlando shooting victims", The Straits Times, 14 June 2016[5].
- Kok Xing Hui, "Candlelight gathering at Hong Lim Park", The Straits Times, 15 June 2016[6].
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This article was written by Roy Tan.