奥兰多的年度 Come Out With Pride Festival and Parade recently swept the streets surrounding downtown Orlando's Lake Eola Park for a daylong celebration of the area's LGBTQIA+ community. 满帆 University 学生, 教师, and staff were proud to join in the festivities and represent the university’s diverse community at the annual celebration.

Fifty 满帆 学生, 教师, and staff members marched in the parade behind a large 满帆 banner while proudly wearing university-branded Pride t-shirts designed by Chad Guyot of 满帆's 工作人员 & Cultural Development department.

“To see several colleges and universities walk by in the parade means so much to parents and potential 学生 and shows them that 满帆 is a safe space for their student,珍·韦斯特分享道。, an 事件 Management Specialist with 工作人员 & Cultural Development.

满帆 community members walking in the annual Come Out With Pride parade.

“Visibility matters and having your school or workplace show up to this kind of event shows that they care about you both personally and professionally. A student picked up their shirt and was so excited to tell me that this is her first Pride event and how safe it feels for her to attend with her school,珍说。. “For her to feel safe and comfortable in being herself because of the support of her school is why participating in events like this matters.”

学生 studying media communications at 满帆 also got involved by putting their content-creation skills to work covering the day’s events alongside instructor and local creator Emily Wray. Taking photos and editing videos, the student crew produced recaps of the day while gaining valuable experience in event coverage.

拥有200多个,000人参加, Come Out With Pride Orlando celebrates LGBTQIA+ life, 文化, and community and includes live performances and entertainment, 快餐车, a local vendor marketplace, 和更多的.