Press Release June 8th

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR��FRIDAY, JUNE 10 | NOON TO 4 PM
�춹��Ƶ Quad | 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY
Rain Location: Main Dining Hall
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QUEENS COLLEGE HOSTS PRIDEFEST 2022, A CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) IN-PERSON CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

–Open to Students, Faculty and Staff from All 25 CUNY Campuses–

WHAT:���춹��Ƶ to host the first in-person Pridefest—a Pride Month celebration of diversity and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff from all 25 City University of New York (CUNY) schools—since 2019.

Entertainment to include live��performances by musicians and dancers, drag��numbers, DJs, parade around the quad, stilt walkers, face painting, button making, photo booth, a lemonade stand, piñata, henna, tie-dye, giveaways, and an expo area. HIV testing will also be available.��A special fundraiser will benefit the��.

��Tours of the new��exhibit “,”��on display in the lobby gallery of��the college’s����as of June 1, will be conducted by drag queens Toni Homeperm and Ashley Jade.

MEDIA MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE��.

Please be advised there will be a no-photo zone for participants.

WHO:��Speakers will include����and former City Council Member Daniel Dromm.

Video footage of Pridefest 2022 will be preserved in the��.

Pridefest 2022 is made possible through the generous support of the New York City Council, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY; and the LGBTQIA+ Consortium.

Cosponsors include the Offices of the �춹��Ƶ President,��Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs,��Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Women and Gender Studies Program, and the Godwin-Ternbach Museum; the CUNY Offices of Student Inclusion Initiatives and Coalition for Students with Disabilities; Hostos Community College; Baruch College; College of Staten Island; Guttman Community College; the CUNY Graduate Center; and the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College. Additional support was provided by �춹��Ƶ student clubs and organizations, including the Student Association; Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance (GLASA); the South Asian Student Association; the Inter-Greek Council; the Arts Club; the Alliance of Latin American Students (ALAS); the Neuroscience Club; Hillel; and the Association for Latino Professionals for America.