IMPORTANT: NEXT AND LAST PINK FLAMINGO DRESS REHEARSAL WILL BE THIS SATURDAY (6/15) AT 3PM AT SACRED HEART! SEE THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR, IF YOU DO NOT USE FACEBOOK, CONTACT ANDREW ANSON AT pinkflamingo@igla2019.org
NOTE: THIS PAGE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE LOCATION FOR THE DRESS REHEARSAL ON 6/15 INCORRECTLY LISTED AS BARUCH COLLEGE! THE DRESS REHEARSAL ON 6/15 WILL BE AT SACRED HEART!
What is Pink Flamingo?
Pink Flamingo has became an aquatics tradition in the LGBTQ+ inclusive athletic community since the first Gay Games in 1982. It is a combination of cosplay, pride parade, and aquatics athleticism that is the showcase of every International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Championships (IGLA). For IGLA 2019, we want to show the world just how much pride TNYA has for the legacy of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, and how honored we are that WorldPride is bringing people from all over the world to celebrate this anniversary with us.
Our very own wonderfully talented Andrew Anson is leading TNYA Pink Flamingo this year. The theme for our Pink Flamingo this year will be “MARVELous: A Stonewall Tribute,” a telling of the story of Stonewall portraying our community as superheros (and SHEros). Andy kicked off TNYA March Madness on Tuesday, March 19 to recruit teammates to sign-up to participate in our Pink Flamingo at IGLA 2019. While everyone else was watching NCAA basketball tournament, our team voted on the “Pink Flamingo Palooza and March Madness” Facebook event page wall for our favorite MARVEL character cosplay worn by our very own teammates and coaches. The first group practice for TNYA Pink Flamingo (Pink Flamingo Palooza!) was held at Baruch College on Saturday, April 27. Two more dress rehearsals were scheduled for June 9 @ 3pm @ Sacred Heart, and June 15 @ 3pm @ Sacred Heart. To sign up for the dress rehearsals Pink Flamingo, use the Facebook event page!
If you do not use Facebook, you can contact Andy by e-mail at: pinkflamingo@igla2019.org
For more general information about IGLA 2019 and IGLA 2019 Pink Flamingo, visit the IGLA 2019 website at igla2019.org.
TNYA Pink Flamingo now has it’s own brand new Instagram account! Follow Andrew Anson’s new account for Pink Flamingo at www.instagram.com/alreadyheroes.
The Official TNYA 2019 Pink Flamingo Poster is now on sale!
You can pre-order your poster here.