SHREVEPORT – Come celebrate the end of LGBTQ Pride Month with LSUS with dinner and games Saturday in the University Center Ballroom.
The fourth annual Pride event features interactive activities such as Fast Friends (speed dating but for friendships), card games, trivia, panels addressing LGBTQ issues, and a Monjunis dinner.
The celebration lasts from 6-9 p.m. with members of the LSUS and Shreveport-Bossier community and allies invited. The event is free, but registration is encouraged. Email the Queer Alliance at queeralliance@gmail.com for registration information.
“The idea is to promote awareness and understanding of all members of our student body and to connect them with members of our community,” said Dr. Kenna Franklin, assistant provost for diversity, inclusion, and community engagement at LSUS. “We want to identify barriers to success for all of our students and bust them down.
“We want to provide a sense of belonging for everyone on our campus.”
The event is a collaboration between the Office for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement and the LSUS student group Queer Alliance.
The celebration is the first for the new LSUS student group, which is rebranding after existing as the Gay-Straight Alliance previously.
“We encourage allies and other community members to meet our students and come have some fun while building a community with us,” said Dr. Laura Meiki, the faculty advisor the Queer Alliance.
Among the local LGBTQ groups in attendance include The Philadelphia Center and ShrevePride. The celebration is repurposing decorations from Q-Prom earlier this month.
LSUS groups with informational tables include the library, the English Club and Red River Radio.
