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Photos from Kresge Presents PRIDE 2019
May 11, 2019

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PRIDE is happening this Saturday May 11! Our guest speaker this year is ✨Yosimar Reyes✨!! He will be speaking at the start of the festival in Kresge Lower Street🎉

PRIDE 2019, Saturday May 11
March starts in the Quarry Plaza at 12pm
Festival starts in Kresge Lower Street at 2pm
Email us at [email protected] for questions/accommodations

About Yosimar Reyes
Yosimar Reyes is a nationally-acclaimed Poet and Public Speaker. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in Eastside San Jose, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work. The Advocate named Reyes one of "13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World" and Remezcla included Reyes on their list of "10 Up And Coming Latinx Poets You Need To Know."

His first collection of poetry, For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly… was self-published after a collaboration with the legendary Carlos Santana. His work has also been published in various online journals and books including Mariposas: An Anthology of Q***r Modern Latino Poetry (Floricanto Press), Q***r in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out (Cognella Press), and the forthcoming Joto: An Anthology of Q***r Xicano & Chicano Poetry (Kórima Press). Reyes was featured in the Documentary, "2nd Verse: The Rebirth of Poetry."

He is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow as well as the recipient of the Undocupoets Fellowship. Reyes previously served as Artist-in-Residence at the media and culture organization, Define American.

Reyes has toured and presented at university campuses across the United States. He is currently working on his one-man show, "Prieto," to premiere in the near future. Reyes holds a B.A in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.

Come join us in celebrating National Coming Out Day at Kresge Upper Street from 12-3pm, whether you're only out to yourself or out to everyone! We'll be making buttons✨