TAMIU’S FIRST EVER PRIDE WEEK CONTINUES THRU MAY 4
Written by admin, May 1, 2018, Comments Off
COURTESY STEVE HARMON,
(LAREDO, TEXAS)-Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Campus Ally Network’s (CAN) first-ever Pride Week at TAMIU continues through May 4 on campus.
The Pride Week will encompass a variety of activities including an information fair, health testing, Safe Zone crash course, a second annual Drag Show and a first-ever Pride Walk and Pride Fest.
The remaining schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, May 2: Safe Zone Crash Course, 11:30 am. – 2:30 p.m. in Student Center 231; Social Responsibility discussion 12 -1 p.m., Student Center 231, and HIV Testing in Student Center Rotunda, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 3 – Deal with It Drag Show (must be 18 years of age or older to attend) and RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing 7 – 11 p.m., in Student Center 236. Presale tickets $5 and $7 at the door and open to the community.
Friday, May 4 – Pride Walk, 5:30 – 6 p.m. starting at the Freedom Circle followed by Pride Fest, 6 – 9 p.m., Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center Green with fun, games and food sales hosted by various TAMIU student organizations.
CAN, an official TAMIU student organization, staged its first drag event last year to a sold-out audience.
As the Human Rights Campaign has noted: “Pride events are held nationwide in cities large and small and are often the only occasion to be out and proud in one’s community. Pride festivals and parades are a celebration of the progress the LGBTQ community has made, but also a time to recognize the distance left to achieve full equality.”
