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THE RESISTANCE IS HERE!

Vogue Buffalo proudly presents the Resistance Mini Ball at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival — where ballroom, activism, pride, and community collide!

This is more than a ball.
This is visibility.
This is resistance.
This is ballroom culture honoring the past while making space for the future.

🔥 6 categories
🏆 Cash prizes + trophies
🎤 Community honors
📍 Historic Allentown District, Buffalo NY
🗓 Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 6PM–7PM
🎟 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Featuring special community honors:
✨ Mickey Harmon Community Trailblazing Award
✨ WNY Ballroom Legacy Award
✨ WNY Ballroom Pioneer Award

Bring the energy. Bring the pride. Bring the resistance.

#ResistanceMiniBall #VogueBuffalo #BuffaloBallroom #BallroomCulture #Pride2026

@black.obsidiannn_will take the stage on Saturday, June 6th and enchant you all at the Intersect Pride Festival.

Step into the glittering world of Obsidian, the tantalizing force of draglesque who commands the stage with raw magnetism and unapologetic sensuality. With a fusion of drag and burlesque tease, Obsidian weaves seductive storytelling through every strut, shimmy, and smirk.

Alluring. Entrancing. Unforgettable. This is Obsidian

Check out performances at Allen & N Pearl. Vendors will take the street down to Allen & Virginia.

Meet another performer you'll see at Intersect on Saturday, June 6th on Allen & N Pearl!

@mswilladewhisp

Willa DeWhisp is a local WNY drag performer who has set her sights on expanding globally! Hailing from the small town of North Tonawanda, Willa attended Princeton University in her undergrad years, where she fell deeply in love with singing, performing, and DRAG!

After graduating, she came home and pursued a career as a Physician Assistant and landed herself working in Psychiatry, where she was able to help others through her medical know-how. But by night, this entertainer transforms into a dazzling dancing diva and sensory-stimulating songstress. You can find her at various locales around Buffalo including 26, Mr. Goodbar, and Milkies. She is always ready to entertain, amuse, and delight the spectators and make even the strongest haters her fans.

The performance begin at 2 and we'll have vendors lined up to Allen & Virginia!

Introducing @theaniamurphy who will perform at the Intersect Pride Festival on Saturday, June 6th.

Ania Murphy is a comedic drag performer bringing the silly to Buffalo. She placed 2nd Runner Up in Miss Great Lakes Comedy Queen 2025. This year Ania has co-hosted shows at venues across WNY including Buffalo’s own Twenty Six Allen. As a host, Ania strives to showcase a diverse array of local talent and promote new voices in drag.

We're less than two weeks away y'all! Get ready.

Get serenaded by @thelennoxwt at Intersect on Saturday, June 6th!

Lennox WT is a multi-instrumentalist from Western New York, crafting indie and alt-leaning songs rooted in atmosphere, storytelling, and connection. Drawing from folk-adjacent textures and modern arrangements, Lennox’s music is designed to translate powerfully in a live setting.

Alongside original performances at a variety of local venues and regional events, Lennox has facilitated a range of regional events, comfortably handling each unique stage. Recent appearances include Whirlybird Music Venue, with sets that feel intimate, intentional, and adaptable to a wide range of rooms.

Don't miss this day full of incredible performers. Come out and celebrate queer community with us!

The festival begins at 2 and performances are happening on Allen & North Pearl, with vendors lined up all the way to Allen & Virginia!

Get serenaded by @thelennoxwt at Intersect on Saturday, June 6th!

Lennox WT is a multi-instrumentalist from Western New York, crafting indie and alt-leaning songs rooted in atmosphere, storytelling, and connection. Drawing from folk-adjacent textures and modern arrangements, Lennox’s music is designed to translate powerfully in a live setting.

Alongside original performances at a variety of local venues and regional events, Lennox has facilitated a range of regional events, comfortably handling each unique stage. Recent appearances include Whirlybird Music Venue, with sets that feel intimate, intentional, and adaptable to a wide range of rooms.

Don't miss this day full of incredible performers. Come out and celebrate queer community with us!

The festival begins at 2 and performances are happening on Allen & North Pearl, with vendors lined up all the way to Allen & Virginia!

Check out @laureltreebindery in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS at the Intersect Pride Festival on Saturday, June 6th!

Laura Chenault is an interdisciplinary artist creating art from a feminist and a post-modernist perspective. The disciplines she works in are photography, collage, book arts, installation art, performance, printmaking, and film making.

She owns Laurel Tree Bindery specializing in one of a kind books and short print runs of poetry chapbooks, art books, short stories, children’s books, genealogies & memoirs, custom wedding & baby books, and photo books. In addition to making art, she is passionate about building communities, sharing skills, mentoring, and teaching.

We'll be posting more performers and details for the event in the coming days. Follow us for updates.

Check out @laureltreebindery in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS at the Intersect Pride Festival on Saturday, June 6th!

Laura Chenault is an interdisciplinary artist creating art from a feminist and a post-modernist perspective. The disciplines she works in are photography, collage, book arts, installation art, performance, printmaking, and film making.

She owns Laurel Tree Bindery specializing in one of a kind books and short print runs of poetry chapbooks, art books, short stories, children’s books, genealogies & memoirs, custom wedding & baby books, and photo books. In addition to making art, she is passionate about building communities, sharing skills, mentoring, and teaching.

We'll be posting more performers and details for the event in the coming days. Follow us for updates.

Performer feature for Intersect:A Pride Arts Festival happening on Saturday, June 6th, 2 - 8pm on Allen & N. Pearl - Virginia!

Introducing Sara Elizabeth

@saraemusic

Sara Elizabeth is an indie alternative singer-songwriter based in Buffalo, New York, known for her emotive vocals, percussive fingerstyle guitar, and introspective songwriting. Blending folk, pop, and indie rock influences, her music delivers raw emotion and authentic storytelling that deeply resonates with listeners. Through both her solo work and collaborative projects, Sara Elizabeth has spent 20 years carving out a distinct space in the Western New York music scene with grit, quirk, and grace.

We'll see y'all in a couple weeks!

Performer feature for Intersect:A Pride Arts Festival happening on Saturday, June 6th, 2 - 8pm on Allen & N. Pearl - Virginia!

Introducing Sara Elizabeth

@saraemusic

Sara Elizabeth is an indie alternative singer-songwriter based in Buffalo, New York, known for her emotive vocals, percussive fingerstyle guitar, and introspective songwriting. Blending folk, pop, and indie rock influences, her music delivers raw emotion and authentic storytelling that deeply resonates with listeners. Through both her solo work and collaborative projects, Sara Elizabeth has spent 20 years carving out a distinct space in the Western New York music scene with grit, quirk, and grace.

We'll see y'all in a couple weeks!

So excited to have such amazing vendors at Intersect for another year in a row.

Check out @june_rabbit4 on Saturday, June 6th at the festival. We're always so intrigued by their creations!They make creepy, cute, and cool items. You don't want to miss it!

Introducing @deejnutzburlydrag

THE KING IS HERE!

This award-winning Drag King and Burlesque Babe is taking names and kicking ass! Deej Nutz has won Drag King of the Year 2020, Plus Size Drag King of the Year 2022 and Best Plus Size Nerdlesque 2022!

A key feature of their performance style is using their cane and other mobility devices. They were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in May 2019 and decided to do what was necessary to be able to show up fully as themself and still be able to put on a great show! No disability or neurodivergence (they have ADHD and autism) is stopping them from taking names, kicking ass, and encouraging performers and audience members to show up as their authentic selves!

This punny, genderflexing babe wants to shatter that strict box of the binary and show you that sexiness defies gender!

They’re here to melt the binary. FUCK YOUR GENDER ROLES!

Come see Deej Nutz at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday, June 6th! Performances start at 2pm!

Introducing @deejnutzburlydrag

THE KING IS HERE!

This award-winning Drag King and Burlesque Babe is taking names and kicking ass! Deej Nutz has won Drag King of the Year 2020, Plus Size Drag King of the Year 2022 and Best Plus Size Nerdlesque 2022!

A key feature of their performance style is using their cane and other mobility devices. They were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in May 2019 and decided to do what was necessary to be able to show up fully as themself and still be able to put on a great show! No disability or neurodivergence (they have ADHD and autism) is stopping them from taking names, kicking ass, and encouraging performers and audience members to show up as their authentic selves!

This punny, genderflexing babe wants to shatter that strict box of the binary and show you that sexiness defies gender!

They’re here to melt the binary. FUCK YOUR GENDER ROLES!

Come see Deej Nutz at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday, June 6th! Performances start at 2pm!

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

June 6 is approaching and so is Gay Liberation NOW! - the walking tour that tells the story of Western NY’sfirst gay rights organization!Join is to learn about the unforgettable Claude Gary and other trailblazers of Buffalo’s gay liberation movement.

Part of @intersectpridefest

Performer feature for Intersect!

Your Celestial Queen of Buffalo. Eclipse is here to bring some spice, with splits, flips and her own special flair. From the Haus of Pretty and the current Scream Queen of WNY. Eclipse is here to show earthlings how it's done.

@thequeen_eclipse

Check out this performer at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday June 6th! The festival begins at 2 pm!

Performer feature for Intersect!

Your Celestial Queen of Buffalo. Eclipse is here to bring some spice, with splits, flips and her own special flair. From the Haus of Pretty and the current Scream Queen of WNY. Eclipse is here to show earthlings how it's done.

@thequeen_eclipse

Check out this performer at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday June 6th! The festival begins at 2 pm!

SO excited to start announcing performers you'll see at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday June 6th!

@litesparkz

Performer bio:

Punk scene’s youngest menace—and already causing problems.

Lite doesn’t warm up the crowd—they provoke it. Serving brat-punk energy and go-go grindhouse realness. Equal parts tease and threat, they blur the line between performance and dare.

You’ve been warned. Stick around, or miss the mess.

Come see Lite at Intersect. We'll drop the schedule a little closer to the festival.

SO excited to start announcing performers you'll see at Intersect: A Pride Arts Festival on Saturday June 6th!

@litesparkz

Performer bio:

Punk scene’s youngest menace—and already causing problems.

Lite doesn’t warm up the crowd—they provoke it. Serving brat-punk energy and go-go grindhouse realness. Equal parts tease and threat, they blur the line between performance and dare.

You’ve been warned. Stick around, or miss the mess.

Come see Lite at Intersect. We'll drop the schedule a little closer to the festival.