Mark your calendars for the Big Queer Worcester Weekend, Sept. 18-20, during Worcester Pride Month! The weekend kicks off on Friday, Sept. 18, with Queer AF (pushed back a week from our usual schedule because of Rosh Hashanah), continues on Saturday, Sept. 19, with the Worcester Draglesque Festival, and more events to be announced! @worcesterdraglesquefestival and @love.your.labels are so excited to celebrate queer joy and support the LGBTQIA+ community with you. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
New England’s Fiercest Drag Talent Wanted 👏 🚨 Our second annual Make. It. Werk. drag competition is coming up on June 11 at @cocktailgardenandkitchen and we want to see you shine on stage. 🪩
Why compete? Get paid to stand out and wow the crowd at a fun and fab community event that also supports LGBTQ+ youth! Two selected winners will receive cash prizes AND secure a spot to perform at Queer AF 2026 on Sept. 18. The Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts wants you 🌈✨
Applications open now — check the link in our bio. Apply by Friday, May 29, to be considered for a spot in the competition. Selected competitors will be notified on June 1. Two winners selected at Make. It. Werk. will receive cash prizes:
✨ 1st Place: $375 + Paid Performance at Queer AF
✨ 2nd Place: $250 + Paid Performance at Queer AF
Tag a performer you want to see on stage ⤵️
It’s time for round two of MAKE. IT. WERK. 💅💃 Join us on Thursday, June 11, at the @cocktailgardenandkitchen for a high-energy drag competition where two winners will snatch a coveted spot to perform at Queer AF 2026!
Get ready for a turbo-charged night of performance and flair. This is more than just a lively competition, it’s a launchpad. Two winners from the evening will snatch a coveted spot to perform at Queer AF 2026 happening Friday, Sept. 18, at the iconic Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Tickets are $10 and available now at the link in our bio or pay $15 at the door.
Want more? We’ve got it. The night will also be our Queer AF 2026 THEME REVEAL. Let’s celebrate Pride and be the first to start dreaming up incredible looks for September 18. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Interested in competing? From seasoned icons to rising stars, we want YOU! Applications open now — check the link in our bio. Apply by Friday, May 29, to be considered for a spot in the competition. Selected competitors will be notified on June 1. Two winners selected at Make. It. Werk. will receive cash prizes:
✨ 1st Place: $375 + Paid Performance at Queer AF
✨ 2nd Place: $250 + Paid Performance at Queer AF
Tag a friend you want to go with AND a performer you want to see on stage ⤵️
Are you a creative, artist, photographer, filmmaker, designer, stylist, or brand strategist? I’d like to recruit you to join our @thequeeraf Planning Committee! We’re building a Creative Team to lead the brand imagining, design, and deployment, hoping to include editorial style photoshoots and more.
This show is a fundraiser for @love.your.labels and is a volunteer commitment. We’ve got an awesome team, have a lot of fun, and put on a pretty kickass show — one of the biggest by queer for queer+ people in the region!!
🔗 in bio to sign up!!
Photo by @mattwrightphoto from 2026 Queer AF Ethereal Beings Show at @mechanicshall where I’m wearing a gown made by the one and only @rufusdixondesigns@rebelrufus 🤩
Join us! The Queer AF Planning Committee is seeking folks passionate about queer art, fashion, and community building to join our team. The Queer AF art and fashion show celebrates queer identity, creative expression, and raises critical support for programs like the @love.your.labels Threads Youth Fashion Program. This is a great opportunity if you:
✨Have enjoyed Queer AF and want to help plan the 2026 show
✨Are looking to give back to the Worcester community and volunteer in a meaningful way
✨Have skills including, but not limited to, project management, content creation, fundraising, event planning, technical production, marketing, public relations, sewing, and more
✨Want to make new friends and engage with members of the queer community in Central Mass
We are eager to grow our long-term planning committee, but we also have plenty of opportunities for folks to lend a hand on a short-term project or volunteer on the day of Queer AF 2026.
Apply at the link in our bio! Questions? Shoot us a DM.
🧵 This Giving Tuesday, help us keep our Love Your Labels community woven together.
At Love Your Labels, we believe creativity is more than self-expression — it’s community care and it is life saving. Through our Threads Youth Fashion Program, queer and trans young people design more than clothes; they’re building confidence, connection, and futures where they can live as their authentic selves.
Your gift today helps us expand this work — from the runway to the classroom to the heart of our communities — cultivating the social fabric of thriving, equitable places.
✨ Donate at loveyourlabels.org/sponsor and help us keep weaving love into every thread.
#GivingTuesday #LoveYourLabels
Some of the modeling pics from the latests collections from Mallgothtrash x Cosmic Unicornz! This is a few looks from the @thequeeraf fashion show 2025- pics by @_helloimjoe
The most 🦋 e t h e r e a l 🦋 models in Massachusetts 🤍THANK YOU for making the Queer AF runway shine ✨ and massive appreciation to @_helloimjoe for bringing these stunning shots to life.
Link to photos hitting your inboxes soon 🪽
