{"id":1855,"date":"2024-07-11T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/?p=1855"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:57:04","slug":"block9-is-a-hedonistic-queer-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/index.php\/2024\/07\/11\/block9-is-a-hedonistic-queer-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Block9 Is A Hedonistic, Queer Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been two weeks since Glastonbury, and the foot blisters are finally starting to heal. The memories are a little hazy, but you have an image, somewhere, of getting into a dark and strange corner, full of intimidating sculptures and freaky, beautiful people. Block9 is like an immersive theme park for hedonism, with the Gay club NYC Downlow providing a distinctly Queer flavour to this corner of the festival. The Queer rave to end all Queer raves, if you will. 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