Life Ball

  • This Is What a Real Woman Looks Like (According to Austrian Bigots)

    "Don't forget," proclaims the poster: "Real women (a) have no beard or penis, (b) don't need a quota to be successful, (c) need no gender-sensitive language." We got in touch with the political party that's responsible to ask them what the fuck.

  • The VICE Guide to Vienna 2014

    Most of you think that Vienna is for old people, because we invented Mozart instead of hip-hop. Well, according to my mother Mozart's better, and Vienna is a great party town, so you should come and hang out.

  • Life Ball Is Still the World's Gayest Party

    The 22nd annual Life Ball took place a few weekends ago at Vienna’s City Hall, where—as always—thousands turned up to raise money for HIV/AIDS research and awareness. I was one of several journalists flown out to cover the beautiful, messy, LGBT rave.

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  • This NSFW Poster Is Driving Austria Mad

    An HIV/AIDS charity event poster featuring a naked transgender reality TV personality is upsetting conservative Austrians. Naturally, we asked some children what they thought about the situation.

  • At the World’s Gayest Party: Life Ball 2013

    Every year, the Life Ball packs a plane full of singers, drag queens, dancers, club promoters, press, DJs, and various hangers-on from New York nightlife's queerer corners and ships them over to the home of Mozart for the amusement of the Austrians and...

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