LICK!’s Not Dead!

Back in December of 2007, resident DJs Mathematix and Dewey Decimal hosted what was their final goodbye to supporters of their monthly queer/all-inclusive (”for dykes, trannies, fags, and friends”) dance nights. It was indeed sad to see one of very few queer dance nights being unable to continue, because it was actually the first queer dance night I’ve ever had the privilege to attend. Thankfully, on Wednesday, May 7^th, LICK! came back to life by popular demand for its 3^rd birthday bash at Chop Suey. For a bit of a background on LICK!, I asked DJ Mathematix when, how, and why it started:

“LICK! started in April of 2005 by a friend of mine, Shannon Carroll. He started the night to have a queer and inclusive dance night, for ‘dykes, trannies, fags, and friends’ (as our posters say). It was, in many ways, a response to the queer club scene which was segregated based on gender and rather mainstream.

After the first year, I became a resident DJ and took over the night from Shannon after the second year, due to a change in his schedule that made him unable to be the promoter for the night. I ran the night for 8 more months, when DJ Dewey Decimal joined me as the other resident DJ. After that time, it became impossible for me to have a monthly night because of my schedule and I decided to put LICK! into retirement. It was still a very popular and distinctly unique queer club night, which made it a difficult decision for me to stop doing LICK!.

As a trans-identified queer myself, having an outwardly inclusive space is very important and holds a significant amount of value to me. It’s not just for trans folks. It’s for gender-queers and fags and dykes and everyone between!”

In regard to the future, DJ Mathematix adds, “Yes, LICK!’s not dead and there will be more LICK!’s to look forward to. Expect a Saturday night in August with more details to come.”

*photos by christine unten*

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