Press Release June 8th

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 10 | NOON TO 4 PM
Queens College 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: Queens College 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 AIDS Center of Queens County.

 Tours of the new exhibit “My Pride Story,” on display in the lobby gallery of the college’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum as of June 1, will be conducted by drag queens Toni Homeperm and Ashley Jade.

MEDIA MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE HERE.

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

WHO: Speakers will include Queens College President Frank H. Wu and former City Council Member Daniel Dromm.

Video footage of Pridefest 2022 will be preserved in the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, CUNY.

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 Queens College 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 Queens College 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.