<div dir="ltr">This week for Pride Month, we are celebrating the "R" in our acronym:<div><br></div><div><b>Realness</b>: in the ballroom community, displays an individual passing (not questioning authenticity) as elements of societal norms. The LGBTQ+ community has both battled to assimilate into the status quo of society and threw norms out the window. In celebrating the community, we want to let each person know that they are the gold-standard and all that you are is real and true! So continue to uplift representation of the community in all facets and remember the concept of self-authorship! <br><br>Check-out these pieces of representation for Realness:<br><br><b>Articles/Readings:</b><br><br><a href="https://queerkentucky.com/unapologetically-queer-100-percent-real-the-only-way-of-life/">Unapologetically Queer, 100 percent real: The only way of life</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/reports/2021/01/12/494500/improving-lives-rights-lgbtq-people-america/">Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America</a><br><br><b>Videos:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpt37S3wL8">Paris Is Burning Realness</a></div><div><br></div><div><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmqi3LaTef4">Janet Mock on 'Passing' & Redefining Realness</a></u><br><br><b>Musical Selections:</b><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jrUibTfAVI">RuPaul - The Realness </a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG2ixYJ79iE">Sylvester, "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" (1978)</a><br><br>Let’s celebrate through learning, understanding and amplifying the voices of the LGBTQ+ community! Stay engaged with us on Instagram and be on the look-out for more content next week!<br><br>Happy Pride Month!!!!<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase">SEAN RICE JR.</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px">(He, Him, His)</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px">Coordinator of Multicultural Initiatives</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px">110 H Angell College Center</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:inline">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-5417" title="Office Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-5417</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="SUNY Plattsburgh Link" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunyplattsburgh" title="Visit SUNY Plattsburgh on Facebook" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;margin:0px" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/facebook-logo-60x60.png" width="30" height="30" alt="Facebook Logo" style="border:0px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;padding:0px;margin:7px 3px 0px 0px"></a><a href="https://twitter.com/sunyplattsburgh" title="Follow SUNY Plattsburgh on Twitter" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-bre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