BACK TO FROOTERS!

Toronto’s favourite queer dance party is going “back to school” on September 20th with the reopening of Bampot House of Tea and another legendary night of drag artistry and big ol’ gay revelry!

Frooters is a queer dance party inspired by the question: what would a gay Hooters look, sound, and feel like?

Our take? It'd be slutty, glittery, and gay!

Since we Froots had our first party in April 2023, Frooters has been a favourite of girls, gays, transes, and theys in Toronto and beyond. While the world is burning, we’ve somehow managed to carve out a space to celebrate, express ourselves, and play — which is essential if we’re to carry on organizing and fighting back. By the end of the night, we know that we’ve put on a good show if people have heard their favourite song, broke a sweat dancing, and tasted a fun Frooty drink.

Featuring the talents of Jessie James, Kanna Worm, Manon Bourgeois, and co-hosted by community organizer Ty Riches and drag artist and seamstress Calypso Cosmic at Toronto’s very own anti-café, Bampot House of Tea, this is one back to school party you won't want to miss!

WHEN: Saturday, September 20th, 9:30PM-late

WHERE: Bampot House of Tea, 201 Harbord Street

DRESS CODE: As always, slutty, glittery, and gay! For this party, back to school attire is encouraged!

COST: $15 or PWYC - no one will be turned away for not being able to pay. Please contact Ty at +1 (289) 808-3515 or  dHkgISByaWNoZXMgfCBpY2xvdWQgISBjb20= to arrange your PWYC ticket.

REMEMBER: Bring cash to tip our local queer and trans artists and performers!

FUNDRAISING CAUSE

We do not believe in charity. We believe in liberation. Frooters has always been about celebrating joy while we fight for a better world. In throwing this party, we have historically tried to raise money to put towards causes with revolutionary potential.

In June 2024, we donated part of our revenues to the United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

In October 2024, we used part of our revenues to donate e-SIM cards for Gazans.

In March 2024, we wanted to focus on our responsibility here in the imperial core, so we donated part of our revenues to the Toronto chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, as part of a call for mutual aid for Gazan refugees who had recently settled in Toronto.

For this party, we want to donate part of our revenues to Menta Space.

Menta Space is a grassroots collective of queer and transgender people organizing in Sofia and across Bulgaria. They organize free events, from movie screenings to book clubs to self-defence classes, for people who are often subject to discrimination, violence and oppression — LGBTQ+ people, migrants, Roma, homeless, neurodiverse and disabled people. They’re feminist, anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-sexist, and anti-capitalist.

Menta Space just acquired a new space in Sofia, and they’re in the process of renovating it. Their collective doesn’t receive any grant funding, and relies solely on donations. As queer event organizers ourselves, we made a promise to the Menta Space activists that we would help them raise money through Frooters.

So whatever money we have leftover after this party will go to support their organizing efforts and their new space.

If you’d like, you can donate to them directly here. You can also follow Menta Space on Instagram @menta__space.

Solidarity.

_The event organizers and the venue reserve the right to turn anyone away for any reason.

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