DONT ASK DONT TELL: NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Don't Ask Don't Tell Boston is Boston’s largest inclusive queer party! Our motto is ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL! Come celebrate with us every fourth Saturday!
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This month DADT is turning NINE! Thats nine years of dancing, drag and dedication to the community! And as we approach a decade of events we ask are selves, is that really all there is to a party? NO! We have lots more! And more surprises up our sleeves.

This month we are celebrating with Boston’s award winning DJ L’Duke! Legend in the scene, and very busy DJ, L’Duke takes to DADT’s stage only for the biggest events. She will be joined by resident DJ Colby Drasher. Thats over two decades of DJ experience working hard to bounce that booty on the dance floor. And that’s certainly what we intend to do.

https://www.instagram.com/lduke1up
Https://www.instagram.com/thedjthatbelievesinyou

For our anniversary we are adding something very special to the mix—— A live performance by queer pop singer YAVIN. Their material is bright, fun, and very approachable! Dance your part while they perform a special set for DADT.

https://song.link/album/i/1465994807
https://www.instagram.com/helloyavin/


This months DRAG SHOW will feature a diverse cast of performers from different parties, cities, genders and styles! Including:


SEVERITY STONE

MAJENTA

ZAYN-EX

MONSTERA DELICIOSA

JUST JP


More surprises to be announced!

*Photography and video projections by Nick Day*

DADT: NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
1/25/2020 @ GREAT SCOTT
$10 ALL NIGHT
21+
10pm to 2am
ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
Restrooms at every DADT event are GENDER NEUTRAL
DADT aims to be as safe a space as possible. Harassment and discrimination of any kind WILL haver you ejected from the party.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1752921411510703/

DONT ASK DONT TELL: FAUX PAS

Don't Ask Don't Tell Boston is Boston’s largest inclusive queer party! Our motto is ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL! Come celebrate with us every fourth Saturday!
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A FAUX PAS is a noun described as an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation. For our use we are translating it as a FASHION FAUX PAS.

We are talking layering plaid with paisley-
Neon and earth tones-
SOCKS WITH BIRKENSTOCKS...

I WILL STOP THERE.

Join us this month for a super fun theme where we encourage you to pull old clothes out of your closet you promised you would burn and assemble them on your body all together in the name of offending the fashion police!

AUDIENCE JUDGED CONTEST OF WHO HAS THE ABSOLUTE WORST OUTFIT----> THE WINNER GETS $100

To counteract seasonal depression we will be decking the space out with bright colors and uplifting music all night!

FEATURING Super special guest DJ;

Low Talk

"Lifelong collector and creator of electronic music, Boston native Low Talk can often be found in his humble porch studio interrogating sound sources as the midnight oil burns. So if you'd please, it would be his honor to present these findings to your ear holes as an audible arrangement sure to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step."

https://soundcloud.com/finch_feathers

Alongside DADT's long time resident DJ Colby Drasher!

PLUS! A DRAG SHOW that promises to be hilarious and visually off putting- things you should never do with clothes. But once, again to fight the cold we are enlisting humorous performers to keep us laughing and warm spirited! FEATURING:

QYA CRISTAL

ANGELA TRANSBURY

ROWAN DEEPE

PATTY BOURREE

MARIANNE LAPUTINE


*Photography and video projections by Nick Day*

DADT: FAUX PAS
11/23 @ GREAT SCOTT
$10 ALL NIGHT
21+
10pm to 2am
ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
Restrooms at every DADT event are GENDER NEUTRAL
DADT aims to be as safe a space as possible. Harassment and discrimination of any kind WILL haver you ejected from the party.

DONT ASK DONT TELL: SPOOKY BALL ft. Guest DJ DRAGON

“ Where darkness dwells, anything is possible; for there are not limits to something that cannot be seen. “

The most twisted and dark Halloween Party for one Hell of a wicked Queer community!

Boston’s largest Queer party is hosting its annual terrifying soirée!

DADT: SPOOKY BALL 2019

“All are welcome who welcome all” to a night of vicious vibrations and pernicious performances! Come dressed however you choose! But it's much preferred you show your true colors! Costumes need not be spooky but always worn proudly!

Featuring special guest DJ:

DRAGON
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Is that a bird? Is that a plane? No you dumb bitch, that's a DRAGON! Dragon is a local performance artist and entertainer based in Boston. Primarily a Drag Performer and a DJ, they bring forth the fiery realms of femininity upon all ye dumb bitches. You can catch them spiraling through space every 3rd Thursday at QGZ-617 and make sure to keep an eye on them for any other shenanigans they may be up to.

Instagram: @dddragonnn
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/baemiro

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Spinning alongside resident DJ succubus Colby Drasher
He's a party monster through and through... with a long, accomplished DJ resume stretching over a decade. Playing everything from house parties, raves, clubs to performing on stage with international superstars in Boston's biggest venues. No party is too big or too small. And he's got a sweet tooth for Halloween...

Instagram: @thedjthatbelievesinyou / @DADTBOSTON


DADT always touts itself with having an extra twisted drag show every SPOOKY BALL... this year will be no different. In fact, it’s going to be more trauma inducing than ever...

Featuring witchcraft by:

STATIC (GAY BASH'D)

BINX (GAY BASH'D)

TOAST

AKIRA ONI (HAUS OF ONI)

DADA SÉLAVY

*** NOTE ***
THE PERFORMERS WERE ASKED TO SHOCK THE AUDIENCE- SO PREPARE FOR LIMITS TO BE PUSHED.


MORE SPOOKY SURPRISED IN STORE!!! SO STAY TUNED!
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DADT: SPOOKYBALL 2019
10/26
Great Scott, Allston
10pm to 2am

ADVANCE TIX: $10 *LINK AVAILABLE THRU FB*

https://www.facebook.com/events/2509656022603869/

DOOR:
$15 before 11pm/ $20 after

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
Bathrooms are GENDER NEUTRAL
CONSENT IS NON NEGOTIABLE
DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT OF ANY KIND WILL RESULT IN YOUR REMOVAL

DADT: 80's VS 90's

9/28 @ GREAT SCOTT

$10 ALL NIGHT

21+

10pm to 2am

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL

Restrooms at every DADT event are GENDER NEUTRAL

DADT aims to be as safe a space as possible. Harassment and discrimination of any kind WILL haver you ejected from the party.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1831238520355417

Don't Ask Don't Tell Boston is Boston’s largest queer party! Our motto is ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL! Come celebrate with us every fourth Saturday!
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_THIS MONTH AT DADT_

Choose your warrior:

Hairspray drenched, face for days, fishnet wearing, 80's pop Goddess

^^OR^^

Fiery hip hop diva, dance floor assassin, inflatable plastic bag wearing, oversized sunglasses Mama!

Why not choose both?! For our last hurrah of the Summer we are THROWING IT BACK! Not just to one decade, but TWO! 80's and 90's squaring off face to face ALL NIGHT LONG. Expect transitions between The Human League and TLC, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Salt n' Pepa, Chaka Khan and the Spice Girls!

Needless to say the lqqk choices for this event are ENDLESS, PEOPLE. Can I get a high pony???????

Resident DJ Colby Drasher will be behind the decks dropping one classic anthem after the next!

****** PLUS SPECIAL GUEST DJ DAYGLOW*****

Kara Stokowski is DJ Dayglow, a feminist DJ in Providence, RI. She plays eclectic pop and disco at art events including the Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Institute for Contemporary Art, MassArt, and the Camden International Film Festival. From 2014-2016 she ran Pink Noise a monthly dance party featuring women who make electronic music at the Milky Way in JP. She is also an artist and educator, and she wears a shiny gold prosthetic on her right leg.

http://www.xoxodayglow.com/

Featuring a SMASH filled drag show on one of Boston's most notorious stages including:

TRAVIS TI

NADYA PLAYTHING

and more TBA!

This night is sure to be a blllllllowout! Get there early! Be ready to sing! And be ready party like its 1999!

DONT ASK DONT TELL: GLAMOUR *PAST AND PRESENT* FEATURING DJ BRIAN HALLIGAN

DADT is Boston’s largest queer party! Our motto is ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL!
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Glamour is an illusion of power, sophistication and confidence. It is abstract and therefore it is attainable by anyone who unlocks its secret visual and social code. Glamour is the seduction of the viewer. Wealth can be associated with glamour but you don’t necessarily need money to be glamourous. Look at the Merriam-Webster definitions of glamour;

1. An exciting spell
2. an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness

We are paying tribute to the glamour of our queer community this month at DADT! Think ‘Paris is Burning’ met FX’s ‘Pose” and had a lovechild that was a dance party with Audrey Hepburn. Come as the most glamorous version of yourself! Whatever your fantasy is- live your best life and share it with the world! Glamour is a spell up for your interpretation! Long cigarette holders for the win tho…

The night will be filled with a broad range of glamorous music from across the decades to ensure your particular glam has its soundtrack! With very special guest DJ:

Brian Halligan
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Brian Halligan has deejayed locally at Milky Way, Machine, Oberon, The Alley, Club Cafe, Jacque’s Underground, Midway Cafe, and the Middlesex Lounge, both solo and as a guest DJ at Serving Face, Houseboi, Grassfed Disco, Boyfriends, Superstition, Group Hug, Traniwreck and Solid Gold Tea at Provincetown’s Boatslip, and held a residency at Cirque/Pub 47 Central for 2 years. He recently completed 2 summers of the weekly summer party, Wayback Wednesdays, at the historic A-House in Provincetown. He has guested for Chris Ewen’s own legendary Heroes, the offspring of his equally legendary Manray nights. In 2018 he released a 2 track sip EP, produced with local DJ and remixer Curtis Atchison (Midnight Society).

He was a frequent and beloved guest DJ for Harrison Carmichael’s Back2Basics Tea Dance at Club Cafe for 2 summers before assuming the full time residency in October of 2015, where he faithfully and passionately served generous sets of disco and house music before embarking on his own venture sip in October 2017 at Jacque’s Cabaret Underground. He frequently invites guest DJs including James Cerne, Math3ca, Garden Club, Houseboi DJs Pussywillow and Char, Brent Covington, Jimmy DePre, Gary Carlow, Reginald Johnson, Curtis Atchison (Midnight Society) and other veteran and emerging DJs to be announced. His goal is to continue the mission of preserving historically queer spaces, most recently carried on by Michael Flowers and Colby Drasher’s own fetish night at Jacque’s Underground, Fascination.

https://hearthis.at/brian-halligan/

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Joined on stage by host and resident DJ Colby Drasher!
INSTA= @thedjthatbelievesinyou

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And of course DADT’s notorious SUPER FABO DRAG SHOW! This month the luxury is set to overdrive with a show featuring:

BINX *DADT PREMIERE*

SECRET QUEEN

And more TBA SOON

So join us for a night of legendary talent and over the top looks! Its

DADT: GLAMOUR
8/24 @ GREAT SCOTT
$10 ALL NIGHT
21+
10pm to 2am
ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
Restrooms at every DADT event are GENDER NEUTRAL

https://www.facebook.com/events/836384876867155/

https://www.facebook.com/dadtboston

DONT ASK DONT TELL: SEX PARTY ft. MATH3CA

DADT: SEX PARTY ft. Math3ca 

7/27 @ GREAT SCOTT 

$10 ALL NIGHT

21+

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL

Restrooms at every DADT event are GENDER NEUTRAL 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/212592275881820/

DADT is Boston’s largest queer party! Our motto is ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL! 

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Sex is all around us because we live in a hyper sexual world. We are animals with libidos but it goes much further than that. Sex is a form of communication, understanding,, currency, domination, submission and love. 

This month at DADT we are celebrating and educating SEX! So polish that ball gag and stock up on lube cuz its gonna be a long night… 

With beats by Resident DJ Colby Drasher and returning special guest DJ:

MATH3CA

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Math3ca was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but has been living in Boston since 2001. Like many involved in the scene, his love for music began when he heard his brother's collection of Baile Funk tapes at home. After moving to the United States, Math3ca started better curating his musical tastes when he was exposed to the gay nightlife scene in Boston. He befriended local DJ's: Brent Covington, James Derek Dwyer and Brian Halligan, and they soon became his mentors. He started by playing at small house parties among his friends, where the vibe was chill and the expectations were low. Soon enough he was asked to fill in for a gig for a DJ who cancelled last minute. After his first gig he circled around Boston as a guest DJ, fine tuning his music taste. In 2018 Math3ca finally created his own night, called LUV, with DJ James Derek Dwyer. This night was created the magical space Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge, the first gay bar Math3ca went to when he became legal. The inspiration for this night was to showcase his tasteful pop music and give back to the space he first partied at as a queer person.

You can hear his mixes at:

soundcloud.com/Math3ca

Featuring a seductive and sexually charged drag show with:

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**ROWAN DEEPE**

**HUNDRED**

& MORE TBA

Plus! Our friends at Pleasure Pie come baring offerings!

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Pleasure Pie is a small sex-positive organization based in Boston. They make zines and art that challenge the taboo around sex, and encourage open, thoughtful conversation about sexuality. Their goal is to contribute to a cultural shift toward consent, sexual empowerment, and sexual rights. They will be selling their zines, art, pins, and tote bags at the event. You can find them online at pleasurepie.org or @pleasurepie on Instagram.

DADT will be donating a portion of the door sales to this Boston Sex Positive organization. 

** With erotic video projections courtesy of Nick Day. **

DISCLAIMER*

THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL SEX PARTY. Nothing that isn’t normally allowed is allowed at this event. Keep all your genitalia to your selves and in your clothes. Consent is sexy. If you want to talk to flirt with someone, do it, but be RESPECTFUL. NO UNWANTED TOUCHING. NO BODY SHAMING. NO ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. 

With that being said- 

WE ARE STILL GONNA HAVE A WILD TIME! 

DONT ASK DONT TELL: TRIBUTE TO KIM PETRAS

We are DADT BOSTON. We celebrate Boston's queer community.

With the highly anticipated release of Kim Petras' new album (speculated to drop soon) we here at DADT are taking the time to pay tribute to the fearless, confident, sexy, fun, torch-beating, queer icon.

Mixing all of Kim's releases with other queer icons and pop stars the night promises to be as spectacular as a credit card attached to your sugar daddy's bank account.

With resident DJ Colby Drasher on this mix plus a special guest DJ TBA- you wont be lacking in dance moves.

ANNNNND you KNOW the DRAG show is gonna be off the hizzy so dont sleep on it...

**Projections and photography by DADT’s resident visual artist Nick Day**

So come enjoy the start of Summer with a little Petras in your step!

FYI: Bathrooms are gender neutral and maintain this status at every DADT event.

“ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL” to DON’T ASK DON’T TELL: Tribute to Kim Petras
This is an 21+ event
10pm to 2am
Great Scott, Allston

https://www.facebook.com/events/407134896549795/