Pride & Joy

The iSMSS 2019 Met Gala in Photos

The iSMSS 2019 Met Gala in Photos

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What better way to celebrate Pride Month than with a Met Gala?

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The iSMSS fundraiser for Camp fYrefly took place at the Royal Alberta Museum on Saturday night (June 8, 2019). The theme for the night: camp - not the summer kind, but an exaggerated fusion of high and popular culture befitting a Pride Month Met Gala.

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This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, from which Pride Month originated.

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The special fundraiser also featured a performance by Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden.

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Photography: Mike Scott.

The Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) brings together education, research, policy development, and community services in order to ensure that sexual and gender minorities are recognized and well served by their communities.Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS)Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) brings together education, research, policy development, and community services in order to ensure that sexual and gender minorities are recognized and well served by their communities.

Camp fYreflyCamp fYreflyCamp fYrefly is an educational, social, and personal leadership retreat for queer and trans youth.