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‘Our community deserves a global stage’: how LGBTQ+ events like Homobloc are going large
The rise of queer music festivals and big outdoor raves has brought visibility and empowerment to a culture once confined to underground clubs. But expansion has led to accusations of selling out
From 3pm on 9 November until 4am the morning after, the dance tunnels, rowdy loft spaces and cavernous warehouse arenas of the labyrinthine venue will fill with go-go dancers, drag stars and performance artists of every body type, sexuality and gender. Photograph: Rob Jones/Khroma CollectiveHomobloc launched in 2019, the brainchild of Luke Unabomber, founder of Homoelectric – the beloved, acid house-infused Manchester queer party that started in 1997 as a raucous alternative to the cheesy pop of the city’s Gay Village. Bee grins: “I always love the last tune on the main stage – there’s loads of chaos, streamers, balloons, bits of broken tech I’m going to get in so much trouble for on Monday morning, but it’s worth it.”
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