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Captured in pictures: Pride Month

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Pride month gallery

Members of the UT Southwestern community took part in several events for Pride Month in June to demonstrate their support for the LGBTQ community. The events included a June 5 Pride Brunch and Parade Celebration that began with a brunch on Dr. Donald Seldin Plaza and concluded with UTSW students, staff, and faculty participating in the Dallas Pride Parade for the first time. This event was sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity & Access’ Division of Diversity & Inclusion, the Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion, and the LGBT & Allies Business Resource Group (LGBTA-BRG).

Then on June 15, UT Southwestern’s Pride Month Signature Celebration took place at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. This event, the second since the initial celebration in 2019, was sponsored by the Division of Diversity & Inclusion and the LGBTA-BRG. Click through the gallery below for some snapshots from the events.

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  • Pride Signature Event
  • Pride Brunch
  • Pride Parade

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Pride Signature Event: At UT Southwestern’s Pride Month Signature Celebration on June 15, keynote speaker Jaime Almandoz, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, encouraged members of the LGBTQ community to take pride in themselves amid continued challenges for societal acceptance and elimination of discrimination.
Pride Signature Event: Marc Nivet, Ed.D., M.B.A., Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement, spoke about how Pride Month is a time to celebrate and yet acknowledge how far as a society we still have to go in advancing LGBTQ issues.
Pride Signature Event: Jacob Hopgood, M.H.S.A., M.P.H., a Project Specialist in Health System Affairs and LGBTA-BRG member, moderated the Pride Month Trivia cultural segment of the discussion.
Pride Signature Event: The event included a live audience Q&A with Timothy Blackburn, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, and keynote speaker Dr. Almandoz.
Pride Signature Event: Dr. Blackburn, co-Chair of the LGBTA-BRG, introduces the keynote speaker.
Pride Signature Event: Organizers of the event gather for a group photo after the event. From left: Charlondra Thompson, Keneshia Colwell, Dr. Blackburn, Dr. Nivet, Dr. Almandoz, Kim Marchand, Jacob Hopgood, and Sharbari Dey, Ph.D.
Pride Signature Event: Posing for a group photo are staff members from the Office of Institutional Equity & Access and their Diversity & Inclusion student interns, who were instrumental in making this event a success.
Pride Signature Event: Dr. Almandoz and members of his Wellness team gather for a photo after the event.
Brunch: Visitor Quynh-Thy Dang (left) helps hand out festive swag with UTSW students Angela Wang (center) and Chi Dang at the brunch.
Brunch: UTSW employee Bethany Hutchings and sister Charlotte Hutchings sample the brunch buffet.
Brunch: UTSW employees Juan Romero (left) and Jerry Soto enjoy the brunch.
Brunch: Visitors Carley Lambert (left) and Jon Woods join in the brunch fun.
Brunch: At the brunch, UTSW employees Angel Steed (left) and Leona White wear colorful flower necklaces to show their support.
Brunch: The first Pride Month brunch on Seldin Plaza was open to all UTSW faculty, staff, and students.
Brunch: UTSW employees Corey Matthews (left) and Jerimy Gilley display their pride at the brunch.
Brunch: At the brunch, UTSW employee Matthew Tullar-Phaneuf and his daughter Luna display their colorful pride.
Brunch: Celebrating at the brunch, UTSW students Siddhakshi Solanki (left) and Chetana Jaddhav hold a festive banner with UTSW research assistant Kyle Feola.
Brunch: More than 150 people attended the brunch, posing here for a group photo on Seldin Plaza.
Brunch: Brunch attendees celebrate by dancing the wobble on Seldin Plaza.
Brunch: UTSW employee Erica Humecki gets into the spirit of the occasion.
Brunch: DJ “Sneak” gets the crowd fired up for the Pride Brunch on Seldin Plaza.
Parade: At the parade, UTSW employee Erica Ashley Cox (left) poses for a photo with spouse Nay Cox.
Parade: From left: UTSW employee Callie Leahy-Wicks, nieces Zoe Wicks and Bella Torres, and spouse Sean Wicks enjoy the parade.
Parade: A canine friend of a parade participant shows rainbow pride.
Parade: At the parade, UTSW employee Katina Bertoch gets colorful sequins placed on her face by visitor Jon Woods.
Parade: UTSW employee Evren Yurchak snaps a selfie as the parade is about to start.
Parade: UTSW employee Keneshia Colwell shows her support at the Dallas Pride Parade.
Parade: More than 300 members of the UTSW community and friends walk in the parade to show their support for the LGBTQ community.
Parade: Getting into the spirit of the parade are Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Pharmacy staff (from left) Mae Williams, Nikki Wooldridge, Alisha Zachary, Rollie Nguyen, and Connie Lara.
Brunch: Members of the Pride Brunch planning team – from the Office of Institutional Equity & Access’ Division of Diversity & Inclusion and the Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion – pose for a group photo. Front row, from left: Faris Aschalew, Anahi Becerra Sandoval, Keneshia Colwell, Shibani Bhandary, and Mary Durbin. Back row, from left: Dr. Sharbari Dey, Tatiana Gonzalez, Shawna Nesbitt, M.D., M.S., Travis Gill, Virginia Valentin, and Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez, Ph.D.
Parade: Enjoying the parade are UTSW employee Marcus Hurt and his partner, Greg Hurt.
Brunch: Physician Assistant program students (from left) Crystal Miles, Megan Bauer, and Janet Saenz pose for a photo at the brunch.
Parade: UTSW students (from left) getting into the spirit of the parade are Nicole Familiari, Weronika Stachera, Amy Whitaker, and Roy Garcia.
Parade: Joining the parade (from left) are UTSW employee Heather Munoz, her daughter Daisy, and UTSW employee Diana Shrestha.
Parade: All smiles at the event (from left) are UTSW employee Carolina Martinez, Greg Jeffery, and UTSW employees Sandra Jeffery, Audra Rabroker, Margie Molina, and Alanna Edwards.
Parade: UTSW employee Laura Kirk (center) is surrounded by festive paradegoers, her daughter Cora Marie Kirk (right), and Cora’s friend Ximena Rondon.
Parade: UTSW students Avery Hager (left) and Miranda Hairgrove pose for a colorful photo.
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