Queer joy is not a luxury.
It is survival.
What does it mean to be visible?
What does it mean to create queer space in the middle of a city?
And what does queer joy make possible?
In this episode of Ženergija, I spoke with Daniel Hill — artist, curator, photographer, and researcher — about MQ Pride Night, queer visibility, archives, public space, memory, resistance, and the importance of creating spaces where queer lives can be seen, heard, celebrated, and remembered.
Pride is not only a celebration. It is also community. It is history. It is visibility. It is the ongoing struggle to claim space in a world that too often tries to erase queer voices and experiences.
Show up, dance, celebrate. 🏳️🌈 The #MQPrideNight opens the first of four evenings on Friday, 12 June – full of drag, performance and club sounds under the open sky.
Fri. 12.06., 19:00
MQ Sommerbühne im Haupthof
Free admission
Performing:
✨ @laterremotx – opera meets Central America
👠 @house_of_clits with @chillijuice, @thediscountliquor & @fre_ddievenus – drag, looks & attitude
🎤 @thedenicebourbon – cabaret, music & sharp political wit
💃 BUNX – dripping in jelly of the black atlantic with @mirabellapaidamwoyo, @ndre__a @unprofessionalposer & @mangoranges_ – dance between club and ceremony
🎧 @m_read_mwo – experimental club sounds & diasporic rhythms
Curated & hosted by @studio.danielhill.
Cool drinks by @almdudler.
This year, MQ Pride Night expands from a single event into a summer-long series, bringing together queer artists, performers, writers, musicians, dancers, and audiences in the heart of Vienna.
Join MQ Pride Night 2026 and celebrate queer joy, pride, resistance, imagination, and visibility.
More information:
https://www.mqw.at/
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