“Make some noise if you’re gay! Make some noise if you’re gayer!! Make some noise if you’re GAYEST!!!”
Kennie, one of the founders of Gay, Gayer, Gayest (GGG), a New York City party series for Black and queer sapphics, set the mission for the night. In response to her call, the crowd, a beautiful spectrum of Black and Brown queerness, filled the basement of H0l0, a no-phones venue in Bushwick, with an electric energy.
On Thursday, May 21, GGG and the music performance platform NSFW Sessions collaborated to host New York City’s first office siren-themed rave, effectively kicking off Pride month. For many attendees, the event served as a powerful reclamation of professional aesthetics. While the 9-to-5 corporate uniform often carries rigid expectations regarding how Black women should present themselves, the underground atmosphere of H0L0 offered a space where ties, button-downs, and blazers were worn as a defiant middle finger to corporate conformity.
The GGG collective was born from a house party in June 2024. After struggling to find nightlife spaces that truly reflected their identity, the four founders established the series to fill a void in the city, centering Black sapphic women across the diaspora. Two years later, their events have become a vital hub for community and expression.
The night featured a high-energy lineup including DJ Purp, DADDIE, CH3RI, No Promises, and Lil2hood, who kept the dance floor moving with a mix of Jersey club and viral hits. Performances by DMV-based rave artist Jabbagotdajuice and Atlanta dancer Maleigh Zan added to the immersive experience, proving that for this community, rave music is synonymous with freedom.
“Black rave music sounds like freedom,” noted Jabbagotdajuice during the event. As the night progressed, the sentiment was echoed by attendees and performers alike, celebrating a space where bad gyal behavior is not a KPI, but a way of life.
