Chlomosexual Turned H0l0 Into a Full-Volume Pride Takeover with F*G

Pride weekend in New York is packed with parties, but F*G at H0l0 managed to carve out its own lane.

Produced by CHLOMOSEXUAL PRESENTS, the six-hour event on June 27th took over both the Main Room and The Yard from 4-10 p.m., bringing together DJs, dancers, performers, and a crowd that clearly came ready to celebrate.

A Party in Motion

The event kicked off at 4 p.m., and by the time I got there around 6 p.m., it was in full swing. People were bouncing between the dance floor and the courtyard, catching up with friends, smoking, grabbing a drink, and finding their way back to the music. That energy hardly let up.

H0l0 is one of those venues that naturally lends itself to that kind of flow. Outside felt social without losing momentum, while the indoor room was darker and louder, making it very easy to accidentally spend two straight hours on the dance floor. Pole dancers, amongst other featured performers, popped up throughout the evening, and performances certainly never felt like interruptions.

Musical Standouts

Musical standouts, for me, included:

ARCHANGEL’s outdoor set arrived after the party had already found its rhythm, and it fit perfectly. The courtyard stayed busy the entire time with people dancing, chatting, and smoking without the music ever fading.

Inside, Devin Kasparian handled the same time slot and kept the room moving from start to finish. No major peaks or dips, just a consistently full dance floor. At a venue that often leans toward darker, heavier sounds, it was a fun surprise and felt very (for lack of a better word) prideful.

Giovanni Luciano kept the courtyard alive from 8-10 p.m. People continued drifting between conversations, smoking FLAMER joinks, dancing, and bouncing back toward the music.

My favorite set of the day came from Tasheff. Taking over the indoor room from 8–10 p.m., they sepped into a room that was already buzzing and somehow found another gear. Every time it felt like people might wander outside for a break, another track pulled them right back onto the floor. Before I knew it, an hour had passed and I’d completely forgotten I meant to grab some water.

The Party Becomes a Stage

One thing F*G really nailed was the way performances were folded into the party instead of feeling like scheduled breaks. There wasn’t a strict stage-versus-crowd divide (though b*tches were, of course, elevated as they should be). Ro Quintana, Daniella J Darling, Mercedes Aiko, Malea Kimberly, Maya Flores, Claire Mack, Alyssa Yeboah-Kodie, YAKIKAT, and more all more moved throughout the crowd, bringing the party to life through dance and performance.

During Tasheff’s set, YAKIKAT (amongst others) was completely locked in, and everyone around me was doing the same. I also really enjoyed more sultry performances with Alyssa Yeboah-Kodie’s. Their movement had a magnetic pull that made eyes drift to it, whether they wanted to or not.

Rather than pulling attention away from the dance floor, the performances made me want to stay on it. That feeling that everyone was sharing the same space rather than existing in separate worlds was intentional.

“It’s important to me that all genres of the queer community feel welcome at a Chlomosexual party,” executive producer Chloe Philips told The Emerald. “F*G was definitely a nod to that. It’s queer, it’s F*G, let’s all be gay and party, however you identify.”

Built with Intention

Throughout the venue, guests were handed FLAMER pre-rolls, skinny cigs, earplugs, fans, stickers, and more. None of it felt overdone; they were just thoughtful touches that made the party easier to settle into.

Philips says those details are something built into every Chlomosexual event.

“I live by two unofficial rules that I’m convinced are the recipe to everyone having a good time—provide harm reduction (earplugs, mints, fans, testing strips, etc.) and give people a comfortable outdoor section where they can smoke, take a beat, and make friends while having a puff. I make sure to always have FLAMER joinks for that reason,” Phillips added. “For F*G, we included limited edition skinny cigs (…) just this once.”

As expected, the fits were bold, expressive, and just as much a part of the atmosphere as the music.

With support from FLAMER and Banana Split Shop, F*G felt like more than another stop on Pride weekend. It felt like a party built by people who actually understand what keeps people hanging around for six hours instead of leaving after one DJ.

By the end of the night, nobody seemed to be rushing for the exit. People lingered outside, finished conversations they’d started hours earlier, and slowly filtered home after one last cigarette or hug.

More than anything, F*G felt like the kind of Pride party I’d happily go back to next year. Great music, incredible performances, thoughtful details, and a crowd that actually wanted to be there made for one of the strongest events I hit all weekend.

It was a reminder of what happens when a space is built with queer community at its center—where movement isn’t just physical. It’s social and cultural too.