'I think a lot of our vision has come from our own experiences of what we would have hoped to have seen at our prom, being a queer person, and not being seen or validated in those spaces,' said the SFLGBTCenter's Alyssa Avalos
This Friday, the annual event designed to give The City's queer youth the opportunity to celebrate themselves returns following a pandemic-forced three-year hiatus.
The free event is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for attendees between 16 and 24 years old. This year's theme is"opulence" which Avalos and her team landed on after considering the needs of this community. The party will be at the center at 1800 Market St., which will dress up for the event as well. Not only will there be food, mocktails and a photo booth, but local drag stars Helixer and Piss E. Sissy will perform live."As part of our vision to deconstruct prom's often historical roots in heteronormative and binary focused traditions, we will be also awarding different categories — similar to walking contests, you may have seen in, like, queer ballroom culture," said Avalos.
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