The Deviant Dispatch Pride 2025 Calendar
key events of the next month
Hello divas,
It’s Mo aka DJ Gay Panic, and this(!) is The Deviant Dispatch. I’m blogging from my corner of the NYC “underground” to bring you subcultural musings, scene updates, and queer shit. There will be typos.
It’s the mooost marketed wonderful tiiiime of the year. Happy Pride to my fellow members of the alphabet mafia.
If you haven’t realized by 2025 that pride is a 365 party girl type of situation I don’t know what to tell you. It’s pride every time a gaggle of gays goes to Riis beach. It’s pride every time a doll takes the decks. It’s pride when Rupaul’s Drag Race is airing (all the time).
For those of us living our extreme faggot fantasy on the daily, Pride Month1 is just the moment when the calendar becomes even more “too much.” The party invites overfloweth, even for the lesser tapped in among us. Event organizers across the land slap “pride” into the event description hoping hordes of gay people will show up, whether they’re seasoned party promoters or a marketing girly at a start-up trying to make a splash.
Luckily, Pride Month is the time that even the shy folks start turning up the volume. Not only are they going out, they’re smearing glitter and ordering tutus off Amazon (queen, consider Depop). I, for one, am glad to see everyone indulging in their wild side. Socially sanctioned fun all month long! Like a slightly condescending professor who is glad you showed up for class 10-15 mins late, I say “welcome in, welcome in.”
There’s a lot to see and do, and more being announced everyday. To attempt to cut through the mayhem, I’m here delivering you my current pride schedule. These are the events with tickets still available that I have my eye on, many by friends you’ve read about before. Flyers have mostly been cut too preserve email length : I’m pushing the limit as it is! For my paying piggies there’s extra reccs + plans for Pride Weekend.
If you’re already overwhelmed peep my survival tips. But more importantly, do it now, there may be a law against it tommorrow. The it in question? Now that’s your business.
XOXO
Mo
FRIED (unofficial title)
When: Monday, 6/2, 10pm - 2am
Where: Rebecca’s
What: When Mthr Trsa (performance artist . photographer / DJ) texted me “how you doing girl” in hopes of having me join a last min shindig at Rebecca’s, my response was immediate: FRIED. We’re both going to be DJing at Rebecca’s for the totally office-friendly hours of 10pm -2am while @lesissynoir hosts. My hope is that it spirals into one of the legendary industry-only nights of lore, where bartenders/students/freelancers gather to swirl on a night without yuppies crowding the bar. Planning on reaching into my digital girlie pop bag for this one, don’t miss it.
How much: Free 99
CALL UR SENATOR SO THE DOLLS KEEP THIER HEALTHCARE
When: ASAP
Where: on ur phone
What: in the past, Pride was the time of being bombarded with rainbows. companies but unsurprisingly that’s LESS THE VIBE these days. The boardrooms are deciding not to support queer people as trans people are being used as one of the president’s many many scapegoats. Gnarly (derogatory).
The real divas have clocked this shift and have started to respond. Troye Sivan famously wore a Protect the Dolls shirt onstage at Coachella. The org Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit spent last month raising money for the Trans Justice Funding Project.
Now there’s a new call to action for everyone who claim to support the dolls. On May 22nd news broke that a bill passed in the house banning Medicaid from covering any type of gender-affirming care for any trans person at any age, including hormone replacement therapy (aka HRT). Most of the trans friends I have access their healthcare through medicaid, so this is high key an emergency. Time to put your money where your t-shirt’s mouth is!
Fortunately the bill has yet to pass in the senate, which it needs to do before Trump passes it into law. This is where us as phone-addicted divas come in. It’s time to use the oft-ignored call function on your phone and call your rep in the Senate urging them not to vote for this bill, whose formal name is HR 1. Feel free to crash out here for a good cuase! Here’s a PDF of every senator’s phone number from the united state senate’s website. There’s also hordes of other reasons why this bill is trash but that’s another essay.
How much: FREE 99
FLAMBOYANCE: NOBODIES TAKEOVER
When: Wednesday, 6/4, 9pm
Where: Someday Bar
What: Drag collective The Nobodies (of which I’m somewhat a member despite only being a DJ) are taking over the weekly drag show FLAMBOYANCE. They’re gonna be giving you shows but most importantly drawing the names of the Mx Nobody 8 competitors. The competition has had everyone from Aja to Mx. Ology compete, and champions a everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach to drag that finds pop-punk clowns performing alongside winking burlesque dancers. There will undoubtably be mayhem as the Nobodies draw the names of the 21 competitors out of a hat at random. Many divas are already grumbling they’re not guaranteed a slot, and we’ll have to see on Wednesday if tensions boil over.
How much: Free 99
Club Hysteria 1 Year Anniversary
When: Thurs, 6/5, 10pm - 2am
Where: Earthly Delights
What: the one year anniversary of the local party that champions global sounds. The lineup has some scene heat in the form of Bodyhack organzier Cisne, but what drew my eye was Purp. She’s a Bossa Nova resident + a DJ I’ve known for years. Her blend of east coast club, emo classics, and ghettotech reflects her firecracker personality. My mind gets blown each time she spins.
How much: Free / Sliding Scale
Fundle
When: Fri, 6/6, 7pm
Where: Xanadu
What: the party so wild that my good friend sprained her wrist at the last one, Fundle returns to Xanadu for a night of rave clowns on roller skates. Don’t forget to grab wrist guards at the front if you plan on skating! You’ll find me on dancefloor located INSIDE the bathroom. If you wanna roll deep, Xanadu has reservable booths parties of 7 or more. Having a place to perch is a partying amenity always on my mind, so if you’re like me fill out this form.
How much: $32.71
TOSSD
When: 6/8, 1am - 1pm
Where: Secret Location
What: I’ve talked about this party before in this newsletter. twice! This edition has a new location and Zeigler (a Deviant Dispatch subscriber!) going b2b with doll about town Manead.
How much: $35 if you act fast, first tier of tickets already sold out
Recess
When: 6/8, 2pm-1am
Where: Secret Location
What: We really have a carry in store for us this weekend! The divas still standing after TOSSD can twirl right on over to the final Recess, a 2-room daytime party. Some TOSSD alumni like Succucbass and DJ Deadname will be there DJing. The theme is wet heat / dry heat, and the vibe will be psychedelic. Here’s some choice quotes from the RA page: “WET HEAT is humid,slow and steamy…DRY HEAT is sizzling and scintillating, sun-baked and semi-open-air.” There’s also a special guest that has yet to be announced 👀👀👀
How much: $40
MIKEY MAUS IN FANTASMICH!
When: 6/11-6/14, 8pm
Where: The Brick Theatre
What: Mikey Maus was the highlight of a performance art show I saw last summer, where they danced across an empty industrial space to Brutalismus 3000 with multiple balloons stuffed under a tee shirt. This show at the Brick Theatre promises to be even more of a spectacle. From the ticket link: “An unruly Mikey Maus goes on a bender at Epcot and (accidentally) pushes a pregnant woman into the World Showcase Lagoon. The great Walt Daddygod has no choice but to cast His only son out of the Magic Kingdom. This dismal fall from grace lands Mikey Maus in a Times Square purgatory, hustling tourists for cash. If he wants to impress Father, Mikey Maus will need to pull off the greatest D*sney Pride spectacular off-off Broadway has ever seen. Can he do it? No.”
How much: $25-50
SHEILA
When: 6/13, 10pm
Where: H0L0
What: The pairing of Vicki Powell and Father Figure for this month’s Sheila is a match made in DJ heaven. I’m anticipating euphoric house with indie-sleaze synths galore. I’m queening out just thinking about it.
How much: $40 for now, first three ticket tiers already gone!
REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
When: ASAP, but the deadline is June 14th
Where: online diva
What: This summer the NYC is gonna elect a mayor, and for those of us on the actual left, Zoran Mamdani has long been our choice. He’s a democratic socialist running for mayor to make New York affordable for all. In contrast, Andrew Cuomo told reporters we lost the 2024 presidential election because Democrats went “too far left.”
Zoran also comes with major street cred, hosting campaign events at Nightclub 101 and Nowadays. At the latter, (co-hosted by Bodyhack) his call to action was simple: Everyone who is currently registered to vote in their hometowns to influence local elections needs to clock into New York voting. This is our chance to ensure our city is a progressive beacon and doesn’t slide to the right like the rest of the country.
You can’t vote if you’re not registered, so get ur shit in order! You don’t even need a New York ID. The deadline is June 14th to be registered. Early voting starts the same day, with the actual election 6/24.
How much: Free 99
T4T : THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR
When: 6/16 7:30pm
Where: The Bell House
What: a massive trans + GNC comedy show featuring sets by the host of Going Down Ella Yurman and my very funny friend Anya Volz. The band Um, Jennifer? (who you may remember from this newsletter) will also be playing. I linked the IG post above so you can peruse the full list yourself.
How much: $19.65 (trigger warning: this is a ticketmaster link)
Special Interest
When: 6/17, 7pm
Where: The Elsewhere Rooftop
What: This no-wave punk band has enough dancey edges to get remixes from The Carry Nation, Bouffant Bouffant, and Machine Girl. Like all great punk bands, their sets are political as their lyrics. This will be a collection of the coolest divas wearing pink triangle patches and vans you will see.
How much: $27.84
SUMMER BY SHEA
When: 6/21
Where: Rippers
What: a summer indie punk show at Rockaway beach is a Deviant Dispatch ESSENTIAL. This bill is topped with youbet’s tender indie rock. Local upstarts Gymshorts will also be shredding. The show is being promoted by longtime diy punk collective Shea Stadium and my fellow substackers Gunk
How much: Free 99
NEW YORK PRIMARIES
When: June 24th all day
Where: ur local polling place
What: It’s time to vote. Remember not to rank Erick Adams or Coumo
How much: Free 99
In terms of Pride weekend, my plan only plan is to be at the sold-out Hot For You dancing to Carrie On Disco. Like New Year’s Eve, I plan on staying in while everyone and their mother floods the streets. Still I have some more recommendations for my paying subs for the final weekend and beyond. I’m also cooking up another round of posts for beyond the paywall, including a list of what’s been inspiring me lately and my personal vendetta against ketamine. Upgrade your subscription for the full tea.
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