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LGBT Pride Month celebration: Pride on display

Published on: July 17, 2019 By: Staff Reports

PrideGal19 - Header — Claudette Garcia-Rivas and Matthew Bryant take a moment to show off their Pride accessories.

On June 27, UT Southwestern hosted its first Pride Month celebration on South Campus. The event drew hundreds of people from across the UT Southwestern community. Whether you missed the event, or were there showing pride, click through the gallery below for some snapshots from the day.

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Dr. Marc Nivet, Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement, opens the Pride Month program.

Chris Chisholm from Cathedral of Hope church asks the crowd to join in on his song, Visible.

Dr. David Weigle, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Executive Sponsor of the LGBTA BRG, introduces the keynote speaker.

The program’s keynote speaker, Dr. Roberto de la Cruz, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Roberto de la Cruz speaks to the audience about the medical stigmas and barriers for the LGBTQ+ community.

The UTSW community packed out the lecture hall for the Pride Month Celebration program.

Even the cupcakes for the reception have pride.

Colorful cupcakes await in the reception area.

Employees delight in the vibrant sweet treats.

Sushi and fresh vegetables were available at a reception after the program.

Members of the UTSW community, along with Vice President for Community and Corporate Relations Ruben E. Esquivel (second from right) sample the reception fare.

Ladies pose before enjoying a bite to eat at the reception.

Dr. Timothy Blackburn (left) and Travis Gill, Director of Institutional Equity & Access

Employees gather after grabbing lunch at the reception.

Employees show off rainbow ribbons in support of Pride.

Dawn Cureton, Director of the Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion, wears her pride in more ways than ribbons.

The hopeful future of LGBTQ patient care is plenty to smile about.

Dr. de la Cruz is an active LGBTQ community advocate at Parkland.

Dr. de la Cruz poses for a photo with members of the Dallas Resource Center.

Nicole Arredondo sports a rainbow Pride ribbon, which were offered for program attendees.

Claudette Garcia-Rivas shows off the spirit of Pride.

The Office of Institutional Equity & Access team pulled off a wonderful Pride Month Celebration program.

The Pride Month Celebration program brought the UTSW community together in honor of diversity and inclusion.