PROTESTCHELLA

What is the place of pleasure and partying in this moment of emancipatory struggle?

Welcome to RAVE NEW WORLD—a newsletter on the intersecting futures of nightlife, weed, and counterculture. This week, as influencers get death threats for treating Black Lives Matter protests like Coachella, I wrestle with the messy politics of PLEASURE and SOCIAL MEDIA OPTICS from the perspective of queer rave culture. Paid subscriptions give ya girl t…