Out and About - 'T-Girl Events'

Dee Selecta is primarily a TG shop, both counter and on-line, with additional services, ie visiting make-overs, dressing service, etc. The hold ‘coffee afternoons’ every first Wednesday of the month, between midday and 4.0pm, to which you can take your own alcohol if you wish. Visit their main website for further details on these get-togethers and their other services.

Would you dial a wrong number, just to see who answers ?

Would you enter a room marked 'don't enter', just to see why ?

Would you go to a tranny night out, knowing that everyone who attends, including yourself, is going to spend the evening dressed in male kit ? NO ?

Well, you should give it a try ! Call it paradoxical, surreal, a contradiction-in-terms, or whatever, once a month, in South London, those of us who don't get the opportunity to dress and meet kindred spirits as much as we would like, get the chance to sit, drink, and chat with their 'sisters' - without the need for the miniskirts, high heels, and make-up. This unique get-together is hosted by the same couple that bring us The Magic Theatre - Darren and Claire. Just turn up, any time after 6.0pm, and find the group of chattering fellas hogging all the sofas.

The Dragon Bar and Club is a GBLT venue in the heart of Dublin, open 7 days a week, boasting both a traditional pool table, etc, and an up-to-date dance floor with regular DJ’s. The TR community is welcome anytime, but the establishment runs a specific TG night each Tuesday from 31/03/09; ‘The Drag Inn’ night starts at 9.0pm, and includes a drag talent competition, with prizes, along with other live entertainment. See http://www.queerid.com/topic.aspx?topicid=16825 or email Davina at davinadublin@gmail.com for more details.

DV8 is a fetish and bdsm venue, with secure parking, buried in the heart of Kent. It is the home of two monthly events, ‘Club XS’, a fetish night at which all Tgirls are more then welcome, and ‘Club Mystics’, which is specifically for the TG society. With entry at £5, this friendly venue is over two floors, with a large dance floor, and secluded upstairs intimate areas, for the more adventurous.

The EXS Nightclub is a GBLT venue in Cheltenham, spread over three floors, with dance floor, integral garden area, and quiet ‘chill-out’ zone. The venue is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, but on the third Friday of each month, from 7.30pm to 3.0am, it holds its ‘Transformation Night’, just for the TG community. It provides changing facilities and secure bag storage for those wishing to arrive in drab, and there is ample free parking in the nearby James Street car park. For further information, go to http://www.exs.uk.com or http://www.transformationfriday.com , or ring 01242 260 706.

The F Club is a unique fetish club, in South London, providing lush decadent interiors created by experienced players for your pleasure. This is a place where attractive liberated people can enjoy each others company, explore and enjoy power exchange, sensual and sexual experiences and where your privacy is paramount. The venue is open from 9.0pm to 2.0am weekdays, 10.0pm to 3.0am Fridays, and from 10.0pm to 4.0am Saturdays, with the last Saturday of each month, the ‘Extremely Wicked’ night, being aimed at the TG community. The Fetish Club is a non profit making bone fide private members club set up by a consortium of people who are passionate about the fetish scene. For fetish parties, the dress code is Strictly Fetish, which includes leather, latex, pvc, bondage, uniforms, burlesque, OTT glam, futuristic, historic costumes, gothic, corsets, stockings & suspenders, cross dressing or theme. No regular street or club wear allowed. This venue is strictly members only, with annual membership costing £50, and a door charge of £22.50, and valid ID at the door is essential for entry. The club sells soft drinks, only, but members are welcome to bring their on alcoholic drinks.

Flux Bar is a new {March 09} revue / cabaret style venue in Cork, featuring Drag artists, that hosts TG nights from 9.0pm, on Wednesday and Thursday of each week. Further details may be obtained from their main website, or by email.

The Green Fingernail’, is not some head banging gay dance club, but more a chill-out bar, with a laid-back, lounge-club ambience, and a mix of T-girls and friendly ‘straight’ clientele, chatting and relaxing together, and being serving cocktails and straights by the friendly professional staff. This venue plays host to a new TG event, ‘Club Lola’ every Wednesday, when entry is free, and there are dressing facilities, with lights and mirrors, for those that prefer to arrive in drab – and, as at March 09, we anticipate shortly having an in-house make-up artist. The venue is in the basement, and on the ground floor you will find “Andy’s Restaurant’, which offers excellent food at very reasonable prices, and a warm welcome to any peckish girls. Menus etc can be found on the main Green Fingernail website.

The Honeycombe Leisure Centre is a predominantly gay leisure complex, including sauna, that welcomes members of the transgender community on Wednesdays and Fridays each week. The venue, for which entry is £5.00, opens at midday during the week, and 11.0am at weekends, and also includes a café, various lounges, and, of course, changing facilities.

The Isis is a private members-only fetish and swingers club, that boasts a bar, luxurious lounge, and a number of discrete ‘playrooms’, and also provides lockers and changing facilities. The venue runs frequent theme nights, and live music nights, and Tgirls are specifically catered for every Thursday, with the doors opening at 1.30pm, and entry at £10.