🎙️ “Straight people will always come to queer parties because they’re the best parties,” says MJ Fox, co-founder of a queer kink rave 🔎 gary_is_hip explores the blossoming of queer spaces and the challenges that come with inviting straight people in
, queer clubs and events are enjoying a major spike in footfall. While this increased interest can play a crucial role in helping to keep the lights on at venues and events during a time when queer spaces are rapidly shuttering around the country due to soaring rents and energy costs, it also presents some challenges to the communities for which these spaces were originally designed.
Of course, NYC Downlow is not the only popular queer space within a broader festival. While the likes of south London’s nostalgia-fest Mighty Hoopla cater more directly to a queer audience, over the past decade many more mainstream festivals have carved out corners for their queer contingent. GALA Festival, in Peckham Rye, south-east London, enlisted the help of queer nightlife aficionados Horse Meat Disco to establish its hugely popular Pleasure Dome tent.
Both Braines and Kearney are adamant that inclusivity of all groups is the key to real progress. “This might sound slightly perverse, but I love the idea of someone who wasn’t necessarily super-f***king woke meeting a big, black trans person having the time of their life, getting on, and being best friends for the night,” says Braines.
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