Just Do It

Out at Night: Gay Day at Six Flags

by Greg Niedt

Fri., Sept. 19, 6 p.m.-mid., $45-$60, Six Flags, 1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson, N.J., twistedlife.com

It may be the perception that members of the LGBTQ community prefer dance clubs and tea rooms to theme parks, but really, roller coasters and 100-foot drops are thrilling regardless of your orientation. Thing is, most "family-friendly" parks frown on a gay male couple clutching each other in joyful terror or two lesbians sharing ice cream and smooches at a concession stand.

And so, Out At Night: Gay Day at Six Flags was born. Says event founder Gage Kristofer of twistedlife.com, "Out at Night is currently the largest gay 'private' event in the U.S. It's a night where we can enjoy the park and be ourselves."

Proceeds from this year benefit the DVLF Justin Eng Scholarship, which is awarded to an LGBTQ student at UArts who needs assistance to pursue an artistic career.

The evening has been steadily growing since its inception in 2002, so buy your tickets now if you and yours want to shriek your way along Kingda Ka.