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EVENTS

ACTIVISM
NIGHTLIFE
PRIDE
FESTIVALS

GiOD

02/26/2022

Ukraine 2022: “Is This Happening?”
New Yorkers gather at The Stonewall Inn, protesting Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Erin Teresa

11/07/2021

Erin Teresa is Here for The Cake Boys
The Mixer: Erin Teresa captures Bushwig 2021 and explains her love for The Cake Boys

Alexey Kim

11/01/2021

Horrochata’s “Be Cute” Halloween Bash
Horrorchata’s 8th Annual Halloween Bash is back to Littlefield in Gowanus.

Alexey Kim

10/31/2021

Grindr Halloween: Fright Now
Grindr hosts 10 in-person parties all across the US. We covered the one in NYC.

Alexey Kim

10/26/2021

Bushwig 2021 – Day 2 (NSFW)
Looks and performances by The Dragon Sisters, Casey Spooner, La Zavaleta and more.

Alexey Kim

09/14/2021

Bushwig 2019 – Day 1 (NSFW)
Looks and performances by Azealia Banks, Untitled Queen, Nicky Ottav, Boulet Brothers and more.

Alexey Kim

03/21/2021

Stop Asian Hate
New Yorkers step out and speak out on anti-Asian hate crimes

Alexey Kim

02/26/2021

House°Bones FWSS°21: All The Birds That Couldn’t Fly
“I’m Not Worried About Walking On This Earth Anymore, I Now Think About How to Fly and Swim With Infinite Breath.”

Alexey Kim

12/28/2020

First Days of NYC BLM Protests Recap
Revisit the first few days of the racial injustice protests in New York City.

Nick Van Halderen

12/07/2020

Life in the Bubble: Celebrating Pride in a COVID Free Country
Being one of the most successful countries in curbing COVID-19, Taiwan was the only country in the world that was able to host the largest in-person Pride in 2020.

Alexey Kim

11/15/2020

Spectrum Formosus Carves Out Space For Techno Loving Queers In Mountainous Outskirts Of Taipei
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Alexey Kim

10/15/2020

The Stonewall Protests are Here to Abolish the System
Every Thursday, Black queer and trans activists assemble at The Stonewall Inn to fight for all Black life and abolish the system.

Alexey Kim

10/08/2020

NYC’s Biggest Drag Festival Sort of Just Happened in Spite of Corona
The social-distancing event happened over the course of a Saturday evening in Maria Hernandez Park in Brooklyn.

Alexey Kim

08/18/2020

We Need to Talk About Belarus
Because it might be a cautionary tale for the upcoming US elections.

Alexey Kim

08/01/2020

Ball to Action: Ballroom-Styled Direct Action Event for #OccupyCityHall
The Ballroom community and Kiki Scene get together to speak out against police and state violence at #OccupyCityHall.

Alexey Kim

07/21/2020

Amsterdam Pride Walk: Walking For Those Who Cannot Join
The annual Amsterdam Pride Walk has been cancelled in 2020 due to coronavirus, but it still serves as a good reminder of why Pride marches started happening in the first place.

Alexey Kim

07/07/2020

This Is The Future Queer Liberation Protesters Are Fighting For
“It’s 2020, and we are still dealing with issues that we’ve been dealing with for hundreds of years. It’s ridiculous. This needs to end now.”

Alexey Kim

06/29/2020

Bushwig Celebrates Pride & Rides In Solidarity With BLM
Bushwig drag festival celebrates Pride and honors the Black Lives Matter movement in Brooklyn, NY.

Alexey Kim

06/24/2020

Looking Back At Miami’s First Controversial Wynwood Pride
In 2019, Miami’s 1st Wynwood Pride split local talent into 2 opposing camps. In 2020, the festival is back in digital form.

Alexey Kim

06/21/2020

15K People Show Up For Black Trans Lives At Brooklyn Liberation March
On June 14, 2020, 15K people wearing all white, marched at Brooklyn Liberation for Black Trans Lives.

Alexey Kim

06/20/2020

Queer Juneteenth Jubilee in Harlem
Three black led organizations bring Juneteenth Jubilee to Harlem, celebrating Black Lives through Joy- a celebration in the form of protest.

Alexey Kim

06/05/2020

The March for Stolen Lives and Looted Dreams
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks.

Alexey Kim

05/31/2020

First Day of NYC Looting, 05-31-20
NYC BLM ProtestAnd The First Day Of LootingEVENTS | ACTIVISM05-31-20May 31 marked the fourth day of massive NYC protests over the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. Following the violence and looting that ensued on this day, Governor Andrew Cuomo placed NYC under curfew order from June 1 to June 7. Peaceful protest […]

Alexey Kim

02/28/2020

How Taipei’s Drag And Ballroom Scenes Are Fusing Two Cultures Into One
Two unlikely to be united scenes are finding middle ground.

Alexey Kim

02/19/2020

Wigwood IV: Contributing to Miami’s LGBTQ+ History
Wigwood is South Florida’s biggest queer performance festival, and what makes it so special is the person behind it.

Alexey Kim

02/06/2020

Wigwood III: Disrupting Miami’s Gay Tourist Scene
Miami’s Wigwood Festival was created for the locals by a local drag queen Queef Latina, but it’s quickly becoming so much more than anyone expected.

Alexey Kim

01/28/2020

Caged Jock: Steps In To Help Australian Fires
An adult entertainer who has brought conversations about male chastity fetish to the mainstream, uses his social media influence to help.

Alexey Kim

12/31/2019

Bushwig Throws Intergalactic NYE Party After a 7-Year Hiatus
We can never get enough of Buswhig, so when we got invited to attend their second NYE celebration in almost a decade, all bets were off.

Alexey Kim

12/30/2019

Grandfather Hector Xtravaganza: 1 Year Without The Ballroom Legend
December 30th of 2019 marked one year since the passing of one of the most influential figures in the Ballroom community, Grandfather Hector Xtravaganza.

Alexey Kim

12/26/2019

Opinion: What Is Your Responsibility When Representing Your Community?
The PoC Drag Art Collective Held Its First Fundraiser. What was meant to be a supportive and uplifting event took a sudden turn.

Felix.santos

12/01/2019

World AIDS Day: “Out Of The Darkness” Vigil In St. John’s Lutheran Church
Family members and loved ones gathered to hold this year’s candlelight vigil for World AIDS Day with guest speakers and performances.

Alexey Kim

11/12/2019

Why Afropunk Atlanta Might Be The Last Time I Am Traveling For The Festival
Atlanta hosts Afropunk festival for the 4th time this year, but it might be the last time I am traveling for the festival. Here is why.

Erin Teresa

11/08/2019

Wild Things Come Out To Play
NYC based photographer Erin Teresa finds herself at the 46th Annual Village Halloween Parade.

Alexey Kim

10/28/2019

Taipei’s First Pride After Same-Sex Marriage Legalization
Nearly 200,000 people attended Taipei Pride in 2019, making it the biggest one yet for the island.

Alexey Kim

10/17/2019

How Fka twigs Overpowered The Loss Of Voice At Afropunk Atlanta
FKA twigs lost her voice due to tonsillitis ahead of her Afropunk Atlanta performance. The artist still persevered & delivered a stunning performance.

Alexey Kim

10/12/2019

“You Are Loved” at The Annual Trans March in Atlanta, GA
The annual march held during Atlanta Pride celebrates the trans and non-binary community, while remembering the lives lost due to violence.

Alexey Kim

10/11/2019

49th Annual Atlanta Pride Was a Family Affair
Atlanta Pride was first held in 1970, just a year after the Stonewall riots, which served as a catalyst to the Pride movement in Atlanta.

Mark Minton

10/06/2019

My First Time At Bushwig
You are in for a treat if this is your first time at Buswhig. Read about Mark Minton’s experience.

Mike Sullivan

10/03/2019

Icon Freddie LaBeija Presents: Ultravation Destruction Ball in Harlem, NYC
We’ve sent a voguing ball virgin Mike Sullivan to cover his very first ball with the house of LaBeija, in the historic neighborhood of Harlem.

Alexey Kim

09/30/2019

How I lost My Activism Virginity And Why You Should Too
Climate justice organization “Uprose” organizes a climate justice strike in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Alexey Kim

09/18/2019

Bushwig 2019: Portraits And Performances With Slayyyter, Aja, Florida Maniac And More
Portraits and performances from Bushwig 2019 at the Knockdown Center, with Slayyyter, Aja, Florida Maniac, Luka Ghost, Juku & more.

Alexey Kim

09/14/2019

Bushwig: The Future Of Drag And Queer Expression
Mike Sullivan writes about his experience at Bushwig 2019; captures Charlene and Juku’s crowning of Serena Tea as the new Mx. Bushwig.

Alexey Kim

09/12/2019

RuPaul’s DragCon NYC 2019 With Naomi Smalls, Kim Chi, Gia Gunn And More
See portraits of some of our favorite queens from this year’s RuPaul’s DragCon at the Javits Center.

Alexey Kim

09/06/2019

Throwback: RuPaul’s DragCon 2018 with RuPaul, Aquaria, Alyssa Edwards And More
See some portraits of some of our favorite queens from this year’s RuPaul’s DragCon at the Javits Center.

Alexey Kim

08/31/2019

A Day In The Life Of Geena Rocero
We spent some time with Geena Rocero, the first Asian Pacific Islander transgender Playmate. Find out what it’s like to be in her entourage for a day.

Alexey Kim

08/24/2019

Afropunk Brooklyn 2019, With Leikeli47, Rapsody & Tierra Whack
See all of the incredible looks donned by the attendees on Day 1 with performances by Leikely47 and Tierra Whack.

Alexey Kim

08/18/2019

Black Pride at the Beach 2019
“Pride At The Beach” is the annual official closing event of the NYC Black Pride festival organized by the NYC Center for Black Pride.

Alexey Kim

08/13/2019

Ran Into: Geena Rocero At Bubble T WorldPride
Geena Rocero broke a boundary when she was announced to be the first transgender Asian-Pacific Islander Playmate. Here is how we ran into her at Bubble T.

Alexey Kim

08/03/2019

Milkshake Festival: Love Is The Message (NSFW)
Milkshake is a 2-day event in Amsterdam, with a clear message: respect, freedom, love, tolerance and out of the box thinking.

Alexey Kim

07/19/2019

Afropunk Paris 2019 With Janelle Monáe, Solange, Lizzo, Raphael Saadiq & Amazing Street Style
During this year’s Afropunk Paris edition, Janelle Monáe, Solange and Lizzo were killing it on stage, while attendees were killing it on the sidewalk.

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