QUEER INDUSTRY NIGHT

About

Queer Industry Night has teamed up with Employees Only LA to celebrate our 5th year as your favorite Service Industry Pride Party! As always, we've got a stacked team of LGBTQ+ bartenders from the LA's best bars and music from some of the best queer DJs in the scene, now in one of the city's premier venues in the heart of West Hollywood. This year, 50% of ticket proceeds are donated to APLA Health - with 8 locations in the LA area including a brand new clinic in West Hollywood, APLA Health’s mission is to achieve health care equity and promote well-being for the LGBT and other underserved communities and people living with and affected by HIV. Our donations are matched 1:1 by our brand sponsors, doubling our impact! What to Expect: Music from DJ MELINA XO We're welcoming back DJ Melina XO for her third year with QIN LA! A regular in the rotation at Honey's, LA's hottest sapphic club, her musical selection spans the global spectrum, fusing Afro-Caribbean rhythms with the timeless allure of classic house, disco, and R&B gems. Her sets resonate with audiences, offering fresh experiences every time she takes the stage. She has opened for luminaries like Zedd, Sean Ross, and Blaq Pages. and has graced the stages of Soho House, The Petersen Museum, the 100Theives Compound, San Francisco Pride and more. Tantalizing Performances from The House of Temptation Featured Dancers Sassie Opeia, Logan Dane Johnson and Star Siren will be bringing the sexiest floor work and gravity defying pole tricks your gay little heart go a-flutter - be sure to bring those DOLLAR DOLLAR BILLS y'all! Tarot | Tooth Gems | Tattoos Complimentary tarot readings from Bad.Rituals from 9pm-11pm $35 Tooth Gems from the one and only HOOD GEMS LA all night long Plus, flash tattoos from Tattoos by Tati for our dark and brooding alt baddies Wig Snatching Competition Yep - you read that right. Get ready to have your wig SNATCHED - or do the snatching. We'll be going tournament style right on the EO Dance Floor from 10:30-11PM! And of Course...Cocktails from the best LGBTQ+ Bartenders in LA Harper Rose - Bar Next Door Monie Camacho - Bar Henry/Employees Only Marisa Mercado - Lowboy Josiah Johnson- Capri Club A huge thank you to our sponsors: Herradura, Montelobos, Fords, Grey Goose , Mr Black, St-Germain, Campari, and Crodino Non-Alcoholic Aperitif! Tickets Include: Each $20 ticket ($25 at the door) includes event entry and access to our exclusive performances, experiences and vendors. 50% of proceeds from each ticket will be donated to our nonprofit partners, and donations will be matched by our awesome sponsors. Sponsored tickets are available first come, first serve the night of the event - if you are unable to buy a ticket please join us and ask for a sponsored ticket at the door, we always have plenty to go around. Thank you to our generous allies who sponsor tickets and keep this party accessible for the community each year. Housekeeping: This event is open to all members of the LGBTQ+ community, with a focus on those who work in the service industry at large. If you're not in service but you feel like partying on a Monday, we'll see you there too! Allies are welcome to attend with LGBTQ+ friends or partners, but we encourage our allies to remember that "showing up" means more than just taking up space! We suggest choosing "Sponsor a Ticket" and purchasing a ticket for a community member in need, or covering a queer coworker's shift so that they can attend this event. This is a 21+ event. We strongly suggest that all attendees be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. If you're feeling sick, please stay home!