For Hungary’s LGBT Community, The Vogue Scene Is About More Than Self-Expression. It’s About Staying Safe
BUDAPEST — On a chilly March Sunday, Turbina, a nightclub in downtown Budapest, is already heaving — and it’s only 4 o’clock in the afternoon. As 1980s pop blasts out, partygoers wearing heavy makeup and costumes adorned with sequins and neon, strut, pose, and dance along a makeshift runway. This isn’t a fashion show, but Hungary’s biggest “vogue ball,” a banner event in the country’s ballroom scene and a mecca for many in the LGBT community. Read more “For Hungary’s LGBT Community, The Vogue Scene Is About More Than Self-Expression. It’s About Staying Safe”
