DEAR QUEERS! Pride. Ever felt overwhelmed by that day of the year that's meant to help us feel connected and nourished? Same here, hun. Soft Butch is throwing a day party on 12/07. A space for women, Non Binary and Trans people to GROUND, RESOURCE *AND* SWEAT Bring your soft at heart, your neuro-sxy, your sobriety or sober-curiosity, your deep dance-thirst and your connection-hunger.

✸ This is an event celebrating butchness, FOR WOMEN, NON-BINARY AND TRANS PEOPLE. You're invited to have no drinks + no phones on the dance floor. Find out more about this in our FAQs: https://tinyurl.com/3vv6trxf. ✸

FEATURING:

☮ A down-to-earth opening warm up to help us land and ground after the Pride march
✂ Gender-free haircuts by Dooo (@dooo.you) - choose either a reduced rate or the normal rate with part donated to Stonewall UK
♨︎ Food (GF + Vegan available)
☂︎ A covered dance floor in case of rain
⚡︎ Incredible badass guest performers
(event ticket price does not include food or haircuts obvi)

TIMINGS + LINE-UP:

3:00PM: Doors open
3:00-4:00PM: Social time + Queer haircuts show-off with Dooo
4:00-4:50PM: Welcome + grounding music and warm up with Dunya and LEXX
4:50-5:25PM: House of Boussé
5:25-6:00PM: Magic Dyke
6:00PM-7:40PM: LEXX on the decks
7:40-8:40PM: Guest DJ (TBA)
8:40-21:50PM: LEXX on the decks
21:50-22:00PM: Soft close

ABOUT MAGIC DYKE (@magicdykelive):

Magic Dyke is an unforgettably sexy night of sizzling entertainment. It’s hot. It’s hilarious. It's Magic Mike for the dykes! This spicy show features some of the world’s sexiest, most talented drag kings performing steamy dance routines, showing off their seductive vocals and, well, you can imagine what else this night might involve… These kings are here to give you permission to release your inner straight girl, cosplay as a hen do and relinquish the weight of the world for a whole steamy, sensious, sexy night. Get the cocktails in, lose your inhibitions, party with your friends and lust over the gorgeous kings. You deserve a night of switching off and getting turned on! Hosted and curated by the heart throb that is Jamie Fuxx; you know you’re in for an absolute treat. His charm, charisma and seductive vocals are guaranteed to get you screaming your little Fuxx Cub hearts out.

ABOUT HOUSE OF BOUSSÉ (@house_of_bousse):

Tyrannical trans+ chaos creatures fathered by Gender Criminal, House of Boussé are a unique storytelling troupe pushing back against relentless transphobic rhetoric in the UK. Rehumanising through art, HOB will bring you authentic queer performances that are outrageous, hilarious and vulnerable. Expect trans divinity and authenticity, sensational schemes, and stuff that gender-nonconforming dreams are made of.

ABOUT DUNYA (@dunyalamrhari):

Dunya is a Glastonbury-based DJ, musician, and sound healer who weaves ambient electronic sounds with live instrumentation to create immersive soundscapes for deep healing. Inspired by her Moroccan roots, she blends live singing and Arabic chanting with hypnotic flute melodies, guiding listeners into an embodied and peaceful space.

ABOUT LEXX (@a_lexx_a_):

LEXX whips the finest cross-genre music into sets that sweat and reset. Their dance floor is a sxy somatics-infused space where gender gets bent and all beings are held in love. A space where you can dance freely to meet your struggle and release it all. You can find LEXX on the decks in the UK and beyond, in clubs, cafés and bars, at festivals, and in sober dance spaces. Expect the finest house of all flavours, afrobeat and amapiano, reggaeton and latinx tracks, drum n bass, and much more. LEXX is also the creator and master DJ of Soft Butch, a somatics-infused night celebrating all butchness, for women, NB and Trans people to dance freely together. The event is a repeat sell-out, gathering crowds of over 400 people on the regs.

ACCESS & INCLUSION:

⛔︎ Non-consensual touch, homophobic, biphobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, ableist or ageist behaviour will not be tolerated. If something doesn't feel right, please talk to one of our trained Vibes & Wellbeing team members. We will believe you and we will help. Our team members are introduced at the start of the event and all wear a blue LED armband.

♿︎ The venue is wheelchair accessible: the bar, garden space and covered area have step-free access (please note the covered area has gravel) and there is a wheelchair accessible toilet.

⑁ If you would like a chair, please contact us on [email protected]. We'll have one labelled with your name and ready to be collected by the stage. If you need help moving it, please speak to a member of the Soft Butch team - anyone wearing a blue LED armband.

⚧ All bathrooms in the venue are gender neutral.

♥︎ Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold, which is included in the ticket prices listed on this page. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds. Supporting our local grassroots venues is essential. Soft Butch is keeping the ticket prices as accessible as possible while making sure people involved in the event are paid fairly for their work.

QUESTIONS?

Check out our FAQs here: https://tinyurl.com/3f36hxjs. If you still have enquiries, email [email protected] ♥︎

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Photo credits: Magic Dyke by James Klug, House of Boussé by Charley Williams, Lexx by Sophia Steffelé

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