Photos: Countdown! Pride Kick-Off Party @ SAAM

BYT at largeJune 3, 2019

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Good (Monday-after-Pride-Kick-Off) Morning! Welcome to your BYT PRIDE COUNTDOWN PHOTOS! Spoiler alert: you all look spectacular.

Our photo team took some truly amazing photos (I mean, when do they not?), but before we dive in, a few thank you’s are in order:

THANK YOU to all of you for coming out (in general AND this Friday).
THANK YOU to Capital Pride for partnering with us on this kick-off event for the 11th year in a row AND to all Pride volunteers for helping with this.
THANK YOU to Smithsonian American Art Museum for being a dream partner and host. Check their FULL LIST of Pride Month programs here. It’s amazing/you don’t want to miss these.
THANK YOU to The Theater at MGM National Harbor for supporting this event and bringing some amazing entertainment (Get a taste of the photobooth shots below, but click here FOR THE FULL SET)
THANK YOU to Aquaria for being the most fantastic person in any room (and for spinning some slick beats).
THANK YOU to our magical DJs: Leonce and Ase Manual.
THANK YOU to House of Sonique for serving us pure, unadulterated opulence all night long.
THANK YOU to our varied and lovely entertainment: KC B. Yonce, Div0id, Pu$$y Noir, Ruth Allen Ginsburg, Mundy, the #BYQueens, and many more!
THANK YOU to Pulse Fitness for keeping our bods in check and for bringing those inspirational go-go climbers.
THANK YOU to Heineken and Tito’s Handmade Vodka for being the perfect dancing fuel.
THANK YOU to Calico, Comissary, Hank’s Cocktail Bar, Nellie’s, Service Bar and Succotash for keeping the drinks flowing all night long.
THANK YOU to HoneyFlower, Maizal, Neat Meat, Logan Tavern, Killa Cakes, Rasa Grill and Boqueria for all the delicious food
THANK YOU to OMDigital for being the best photo booth in the world forever.
THANK YOU to Atmosphere for that amazing lighting, and Pepco for Powering the Outside Rainbow
THANK YOU TO Stephanie Tear for Body Painting, Pyroxotic for the hoopers, Robin Bell – for the amazing countdown Projections and Massive Entertainment for keeping everyone safe and secure
THANK YOU to our tireless crew of photographers, volunteers, interns, etc
STAY in the LOOP: big event announcements and more are coming up – this is a handy upcoming events link. PLUS: follow us on facebook/twitter/instagram . For maximum love post these photos with #BYThings #BYQueers #BYTPride

all photos: Nicholas Karlin, Franz Mahr, Albert Ting, Mariah Miranda, Clarissa Villondo and Armando Gallardo

25jun10:00 am10:30 pmART TECH Exhibition: Infinite Space by Refik Anadolat ARTECHOUSE10:00 am - 10:30 pm ARTECHOUSE

25jun6:00 pm8:30 pmProfs & Pints: The Real “Game of Thrones”6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bier Baron Tavern

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Profs and Pints presents: “The Real ‘Game of Thrones,’” a look at the medieval conflict that helped inspire the hit TV series, with Sabrina Baron, assistant research professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park.

The HBO series Game of Thrones is one of the most popular in television history, drawing more than 30 million people weekly to watch destruction, debauchery, dragons, and the brutal fight for the Iron Throne.

Come learn the history from which the show draws. It might not feature real dragons or Khaleesi, but it does have nearly all the violence, treachery, and strange family relationships. It was called the Wars of the Roses because it involved a protracted fight for England’s throne between two branches of its royal family, one represented by a red rose, the other, by a white one.

Professor Baron has extensively studied and taught the Wars of the Roses as an expert in early modern English political history. Come hear her untangle the complicated genealogical roots of the wars that have inspired other writers, including Shakespeare, to take pen to paper.

You’ll learn about deadly wine, sex and politics, the finer points of infanticide, and sibling rivalry taken to a new level. Also part of the story are women plotting, brothers flip-flopping, a few too many surviving children, and a symbolic dragon, at least.

Among the questions she’ll tackle: What happens when a child is born with a full set of teeth? How could a horse save a kingdom? Did a hunchback sit on the throne? What actual historical events, or their parallels, can be found in the Game of Thrones series? You’ll have a royally fun time hearing the answers. (Advance tickets: $12. Door: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for door. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please give yourself time to place any orders and be settled into place.)

Time

(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Bier Baron Tavern

1523 22nd St NW Washington DC 20037

Cost

Advance tickets: $12. Door: $15, save $2 with a student ID.

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26jun10:00 am10:30 pmART TECH Exhibition: Infinite Space by Refik Anadolat ARTECHOUSE10:00 am - 10:30 pm ARTECHOUSE

26jun6:00 pm8:00 pmHeineken Go Dutch! D.C. United Pre-Party6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Walter's Sports Bar

26jun6:00 pm8:30 pmProfs & Pints: The Next Big Internet Threat6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bier Baron Tavern

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Profs and Pints presents: “The Next Big Internet Threat,” a look at faked depictions as a weapon for damaging real people, with Joshua A. Geltzer, founding executive director and visiting professor of law at Georgetown’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.

Americans are worried about what’s happening online, and they should be. In recent months, we’ve seen social turmoil over the deletion of controversial accounts from digital platforms like Facebook and Twitter; public disclosure of criminal charges for continuing Russian interference in our elections; and new types of disinformation operations emanating from Moscow, Tehran, and even here in the United States.

But these latest incidents are only part of a far bigger trend. In our novel digital age, it has become far too easy for bad actors to spread harmful content far and wide, swiftly and with just the click of a button.

All told, the Internet age has seen four major waves of digital threats. First came child pornography. Next came trolling. Then we endured terrorist recruitment and radicalization online. And most recently we’ve suffered from foreign election interference. None of these challenges has been entirely resolved, and the more recent of them remain serious threats, not just to the integrity of online dialogue but to American security and democracy. But the fifth wave is now fast upon us—and it might prove the thorniest of all. Call it “reputational exploitation.” It’s the false disparagement of others–other individuals, other companies, even other governments–for one’s own benefit. And it’ll only get more effective through the use of “deep fakes,” which play off the universal temptation to equate seeing with believing, and artificial intelligence, which can tailor reputational assaults to particular micro-audiences to maximize their effectiveness.

Join Professor Joshua Geltzer of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection to discuss the waves of digital threats we’ve endured and those yet to come. He’ll discuss these challenges, the responses so far, and what more needs to be done to protect our digital domain and, ultimately, ourselves. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Please arrive in plenty of time to place any order and be seated and settled in.)

Time

(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Bier Baron Tavern

1523 22nd St NW Washington DC 20037

Cost

Advance tickets: $12. Door: $15, save $2 with a student ID.

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26jun7:00 pm9:00 pmFree Weekly Bar Bingo w/ Maddy's Bar7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Maddy's Bar

26jun7:00 pmHinderw/ American Sin, The Adarna7:00 pm U Street Music Hall

26jun8:00 pm9:30 pmFree Wifi Comedy Featuring Jamie Benedei (Bright Young Things, Capital Laughs)Presented by No Pulp Comedy8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Colony Club

27jun10:00 am10:30 pmART TECH Exhibition: Infinite Space by Refik Anadolat ARTECHOUSE10:00 am - 10:30 pm ARTECHOUSE

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