Glitch was created with a simple purpose to showcase unique artists and performances. It was intended to be a queer space from the start, but I couldn’t have predicted what it would become. Running monthly for two consecutive years, Glitch became a community space—a space where queer and trans people gathered and felt safe. The art onstage became organically more and more disruptive, mixing burlesque, drag, circus, and even live singing—however, the common thread was the lack of binaries in every aspect. The crowd created their own dynamic, connections were created, and new artists and friendships were born.

The importance and impact that queer spaces can have is life changing. When I started producing Glitch, I wanted to give space for new art but what I didn’t know was how much that art would start to grow into a community. I believe this is why queer spaces are targeted by conservatives—they are too powerful, queer art is powerful, trans art is powerful.

In these spaces we are able to find genuine community by being ourselves, and from there we create, we organize, and we impact life around us.

— Juno Stardust