Come out ye dyke and trans for... THE IRISH PERFORMATIVE BUTCH CONTEST!!
After running Performative Butch and Femme contests in London, Booters host and proud Limerick butch Oran yearned to take their events to Ireland… and thanks to Cork's own Robyn and Neev, it's happening FOR FREE this month!!! We can't wait to see Irish butches, studs and mascs battle it out for the crown, plus a butch basket of goodies 😎 And afterwards we'll head over to Dyke Nite and sesh til late 🪩
And due to popular demand, we have just added a DUBLIN date - 22nd of November at Street 66!
To enter the contest, you just need to register online with a free “contestant” ticket, and get down to the venue by 6.45pm. You do not need to identify as butch/stud outside of the contest, just make sure you come channeling your most performative butch energy! Studs, Black/POC dykes, transfems and plus-size contestants are particularly encouraged to enter.
The contest is free to watch, we'd just suggest getting down early to guarantee a good view (or flag with us when RSVPing if you have access needs that require seating). Please consider tipping the organisers for their work putting on this event for free - the ticketing system we use displays prices in pounds but you'll have the option to pay in euros at checkout. We also have some Booters merch available for sale to help cover costs!
Good luck to all of our contestants!! Just remember:
Performative males do it for straight women.
Performative mascs do it for gay women.
Performative butches do it for Leslie Feinberg ♥️
TIMINGS (same for both dates):
Doors 6pm
Contestant registration ends 6.45pm
Contest starts at 7pm, with breaks between each of the three rounds
Winner announced around at approx. 10pm
Once the Cork contest finishes, you can stick around The Liberty Bar for a drink before heading to The Pav for Dyke Nite! This afters is a ticketed event, get yours here: https://ra.co/events/2294721
There's no official afters for the Dublin contest but there'll be DJs at Street 66 til late!