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UT Southwestern celebrates Pride Month

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A group of men and women in summer attire parade down a street carrying multi-color flags and banners that read - UT Southwestern Medical Center, The Future of Medicine
For the third year, members of the UT Southwestern community participated in the Dallas Pride Parade in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The June 2 event started at Fair Park in Dallas.

In June, more than 400 members of the UT Southwestern community participated in Pride Month celebrations in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The festivities began with a celebratory Pride Brunch at McDermott Plaza on South Campus, followed by the UTSW community walking in the annual Dallas Pride Parade that began at Fair Park. In the parade, UT Southwestern won the best walking group award. UTSW-led events were hosted by the Office for Institutional Opportunity and the Office for Student Empowerment and Engagement.

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UT Southwestern Pride Brunch attendees enjoy the complimentary buffet.
Brunch attendees celebrate the day with a dance in McDermott Plaza.
More than 100 people attended the brunch and posed for a group photo.
Visitors grabbed some festive swag during the brunch.
Colorfully decorated beads marked the celebration of Pride Month.
UTSW community members also enjoyed the event’s fun table games.
DJ Kenny Lofton entertains the crowd during the Pride Brunch.
UT Southwestern participants get the crowd fired up with a chant at the Dallas Pride Parade.
At the parade, a rainbow fan flows in the spirit of the festivities.
Members of the UTSW community were all smiles during the celebration.
UTSW employees are “made with pride.”
Vivid flags and fans spotlight the day’s celebrations.
More than 200 members of the UTSW community and friends walk in the parade in support of the LGBTQIA+ community.
UTSW’s decorative fans were a major hit at the parade.
These eye-catching silk fans were a must-have for the sunny day.
UTSW employees Paul Yu-Angel (left), Certified Oncology Outpatient Chaplain for the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dawn Cureton, Director of the Office for Institutional Opportunity, hand out festive flags to happy paradegoers.
Shawna Nesbitt, M.D., M.S., Vice President and Chief Institutional Opportunity Officer at UTSW, displays her pride during the parade.
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