HUNTER COLLEGE–The third floor of Thomas Hunter was mostly deserted on a late Friday evening, as was usual. Stepping out of the elevator, one might’ve been confused by the source of the mildly loud dance music floating through the empty hallway. It would have only taken a turn around the corner to see the silver glittering curtain covering the entrance of the LGBTQ Affinity Space, positioned cozily at the very end of the hall. It was a Queer Prom Night–in outer space.
Behind the glittering curtains, a different reality took shape: no lights except for a space projector, paper “planets” hanging from the ceiling, and a small but lively group of people dressed as if to reflect an interplanetary congregation.
“Oh, the theme was space?” said Joanna Ng, a studio art and human biology major. Ng didn’t get the memo about the dress code, but somehow her outfit was on theme regardless. “I feel like space kind of fits ‘cause I’m Queer and life is all about exploration. I feel like that’s what space is: extraterrestrial.”
