FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

PRESS INQUIRIES:
Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride
704-277-6710 or shane@campuspride.org

Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp in Full Swing for this July

[Baltimore, MD May 26, 2009] – Campus Pride announced today the list of national speakers and artists to be featured at its third annual summer leadership camp, affectionately known as “Pride Camp.” The camp is the first-ever for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally college students from colleges and universities across the country. The camp will take place from July 21 to 26, 2009 and will be hosted on the campus of Towson University in Towson, Maryland. Registration is available online at http://www.CampusPride.org/camp.asp.

Keynote highlights will include Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard; Mitchell Gold, editor of the new book CRISIS: Growing Up Gay in America; Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, President and Founder of the Washington Consulting Group; Cuc Vu, Human Rights Campaign Chief Diversity Officer; Patrick Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Patrick Davis Partners; Mara Kiessling, National Center for Transgender Equality President; Jessica Pettitt, Social Justice I am Trainer and Consultant; and Shane Windmeyer, Best-Selling Author and Executive Director of Campus Pride. Artists and entertainers booked for camp include national slam master and author Emanuel Xavier, acclaimed singer/songwriter Randi Driscoll, and southern camp drag diva Buff Faye All You Can Eat among others. Wolf Video will also sponsor a special movie night screening of the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning film “Were the World Mine.”

“Well, this is definitely a camp like no other. I wish it was around when I was in college. The whole experience is packed full of educational workshops, keynotes, entertainers and tons of fun,” said Michael Shutt, the Director of the LGBT Resource Center at Emory University and one of the camp faculty members and planners.

For over six months, Campus Pride has coordinated a faculty team of professional LGBT educators and activists to plan the camp. These individuals will also deliver the five-day curriculum of skill building in leadership development, social justice and civic involvement. In addition, other camp highlights include a Washington, D.C. field trip to meet with congressional leaders as well as LGBT and ally social justice advocates.

Maximum attendance capacity is expected again this year. Any college student 18 years old or above may attend camp. Limited number of scholarships are available until June 1, 2009. If interested in attending the camp or being a sponsor, more information is available online at Campus Pride (www.campuspride.org) or email info@campuspride.org.

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