From: Tina Tawdre (tinatdre@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:05:27 CST
>>At DLV 2001, I went out dressed to Studio 54, Club Rio, Voodoo Lounge,
>>and House of Blues. No problems at any of them. I like dancing at the
>>"straight" bars since I'm more interested in meeting straight women
>>than gay men.
>I'm in agreement here. I really have no desire to go to the gay
>establishments while attired in dresses. I've been there and done that.
>I can't foresee a problem going to any of the major casino nightclubs
>while wearing dresses. Hopefully some can follow your example.
>Sincerely, ANYA in Las Vegas.
Well, I would have to disagree here. In past years at DLV, we've always
attracted considerable attention (some negative) when we've paraded
through or congregated in hotel and casino areas for mainstream shows
(Trop, Riviera, Frontier, Plaza, etc.). The average DLV girl is
mid-40s, slightly overweight, and doesn't pass. This girl (and
particularly a large group of them) is not going to fit in well at a
straight dance club full of het men/couples on a crowded night.
It's unlikely these girls would have a good time or find anybody to
dance with of any gender. Given the level of experience of this
prototypical DLV girl, it's also unlikely she would even show up for
this. We've had a hard enough time over the last 5 years getting DLV
girls to shake off their inhibitions enough to come out to t-friendly
places like Gipsy. We've really only gotten significant numbers in the
last 2 years.
Since there are a few DLV girls who pass well enough and/or are
experienced enough to go the straight club route, perhaps you would want
to propose and sponsor a 2nd track to our Friday Dance Night that goes
to a straight dance club?
Hugs,
-- Tina
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