ADVERTISEMENTFor the past five years, the New York City borough of Brooklyn has played host to a mecca of queer performers from around the globe for what has become the biggest drag festival in modern-day NYC, Bushwig. “It’s a celebration of drag and the history of performance mixed with well-known DJs and icons from across the world.”Maro Hagopian Untitled Queen at Bushwig 2015. Bushwig builds on the legacy of the famous Wigstock festival which was held annually in New York’s East Village throughout the late ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s. “But it definitely has been a highlight not just for me but the larger queer community. “The idea of queer community is one that is always changing, like any kind of community is always in flux,” Babes told HuffPost.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2016 17:35 UTC