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Photos: Proudly raising the Pride Flag

Staff - July 21, 2023

Aerial look at the Pride Flag being raised. (Cody Turner photos)

Pride celebrations are spread throughout the summer months in cities and communities around the world. But in Halifax, it's in July that people typically gather to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.

Appropriately, last Thursday (July 13), members of the Dal community in Halifax gathered to mark Pride season with the raising of the Progress Pride Flag on the Studley Quad.

The event featured speaking remarks from representatives of Dal administration, DalOut and the Queer Faculty & Staff caucus, and was followed by a community BBQ in the courtyard of Risley Hall nearby.

For more on Pride at Dalhousie, including information on participation in the Halifax Pride Parade on Sunday, July 23, visit the Office of Equity and Inclusion website.

Photos by Cody Turner

An individual holds a small Pride flag as the event gets underway.

Flags at the ready.

Charlie Aelick, DalOut president, speaks at the flag raising.

Remarks from Andrew Pelrine, manager of alumni engagement & donor relations with the Faculty of Health and representative of the Queer Faculty & Staff Caucus.

Olivia Fader, 2SLGBTQIA+ advisor, raises the flag alongside Rick Ezekiel, vice-provost student affairs.

Flying high above the quad.

Proud together

Left-to-right: KJ Goruk (sponsorship & events coordinator, DalOut), Charlie Aelick (DalOut president), Rick Ezekiel (vice-provost student affairs), Olivia Fader (2SLGBTQIA+ advisor), Andrew Pelrine (manager of alumni engagement & donor relations, Faculty of Health, representing the Queer Faculty & Staff Caucus).

Pug life.

Two individuals walk into the pride BBQ beside a sign.

BBQ bound.

Rainbow cupcakes

Individuals wait in line for burgers at the Pride BBQ.

Gab and grub.

A small brown dog wearing rainbow apparel.

Canine ally.

Individuals gathered in the Risley Hall quad for the BBQ.

Socializing in the sun.

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