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Wed night theme night scheduling: Due to everones busy schedules through June our original One Night Only theme party will be re-schudeled for after Pride, date tba. We will however be celebrating Vienna’s Birthday Bash this Wed night. Same open stage show and crazy antics as can always be expected soo hope to see you there!
So Wed night the Ladies Social rolled on with all the usual fun & antics to be expected. Our Re-Mix party kicked off a 10 week run of theme nights we have planned right through the end of June. Your hostess Sarah did one of her favorite Abba mixes joined by some of our other Wed regulars including new-girls on the block Deva Divine and Olivia Bouvier who didn’t fail to deliver. The show was light & fun and DJ Av8 was ready to keep the tempo hot when we rolled right into dancing. Interesting to note that we had a visit from Ru Paul’s Drag Race JuJu-Bee, who hit up the Ladies Social to catch the Wed festivities. We had a quick drink, laughed about the show and snapped a quick pic. Juju was really no different then on the show and just as expected was kind , lively and actually very funny. Upon entering the Dark Lady and exchanging greetings Juju says “damn mama , those tits are fierce!”. Lmao, we wouldn’t expect any less.. Good times!
We here at TRANNY-MANIA are flabbergasted by the amount of drama that went down since our last post (yesterday afternoon). Accusations of us being the causes of this sable-bullshit, hit Providence’s gay-nightlife and we were left to deal with broken friendships and defending our names to what seemed to be deaf ears. Let us begin by clearing up any rumors of us being the puppet masters behind sable, we received friend request from this person or “persons” and we too were told that we know “sable” and that she’s (it’s) been away from Providence for some time and is excited to reunite with us again… but honestly her face or boy name “Seth” didn’t ring any bells. Hearing from many facebook friends that this person(s) was starting an up to date gossip-column on her wall we decided to check out what she was dishing out. It was clear to us within reading her (their) first few posts that a specific individual was her target and to make things more obvious most of her friends are friends of her (their) victim. It quickly came to our minds who the culprits behind sable were and not surprisingly so did everyone else. As the drama continued we couldn’t resist the antics of sable and found ourselves stalking her every post… when sable announced that she (they) were making their first public appearance in downtown Providence, we as promoters jumped on it as a means of hyping up our newest night FUSION TUESDAY at Union. BIG MISTAKE; we encouraged sable to swing by Union and even created a double flyer with her profile pic (as shown on our last blog) to promote her premier at Union, well the buzz went quickly around with speculations that Sarah and I fabricated sable to bump up our night. First of all, we don’t need to go through those extremes to promote a night, especially a night that has no cover and regardless to it being busy or dead Sarah and I will still be taking home what the establishment decided to pay us. But, honestly we can see where people could consider us being involved in all this. However, what people aren’t considering is that this is exactly what “sable” wanted to happen and sadly it worked. Well; this set me off to no extent, I (Parrys Hampton) will not tolerate any Perez Hilton wannabes to frame me for shit I am not to blame for. I’ve pulled fucking fire alarms, smashed martini glass at walls, spit shots at bar-tenders faces in this city and have testified to it all! My drama is my stupidity and it will be a cold fucking day in hell when I’m charged with drama that isn’t my doing. I saw red and wanted nothing but to make this sable-bitches go down; I posted this comment on her wall, which has been nominated as bitchidence’s quote of the week: http://bitchidence.com/archives/2691 I also got everyone who they had as friends in common with me to block and flag they’re asses, which caused to her profile’s deletion. Now “ms. sable” has returned; around 12:30 AM while Sarah, myself, Gary Munroe, Jacqueline DiMera and a few others sat at Union’s bar shooting the shit, Jacqueline’s cellphone sounded an alarm… shortly after Aunty Jacquie yelled out at the top of her lungs: “SABLE’S BACK HOLLAZ!” clearing both Sarah and myself to everyone there. But, it seems that I am now her number one target, whatever I blocked her again after she bombarded my inbox with emails stating that: “You can’t get ride of me whore” and “I’m destroying your reputation within this city” blah, blah, blah haters. Well; to be quite honest this whole sable-drama did help our new night out, believe it or not… we had pissed off readers waiting to see if this bitch showed up to Union like she had promised, but surprise, surprise FAIL. I guess ms. thang knew that she would have been leaving in a body-bag if she had stepped foot in there. We’re sure this isn’t the end of sable’s exploits and we’re dying for these bitches’ reveal, in all good time.
So FUSION TUESDAYS at Union launches tonight, like we mentioned in a previous post it’s a mixed night (gay, straight, drag, trans you name it). Along with drink specials; hott shot-boys and gurls and of course Providence’s controversial BAD GURLs, Parrys Hampton, Sarah Beyers and friends. 
Speaking of controversy, there’s a new gurl in town who has been causing quite the stir in the gossip world: Sable Ewing. Her newly created facebook (a day and a half old) is filled with slander and scandal on local personalities within Providence’s gay-scene. We managed to get Sable to make her first public appearance tonight at FUSION so make sure to swing on by and get the bitch’s autograph!
We believe it’s fair to say that Sundays have become “the” Fun-day once again, with the launch of ALIBI’s lesbian night at the Dark Lady with felt that it would only be appropriate to hit the town early and check out what’s hott on Sunday nights in the Providence gay-scene. We met up with Performer of the Year; Ms. Whitney Spears and her ki-ki girlfriend Roxie PapaRoxie and made our way to STABLE, which fyi is our fav hang-out joint now. It’s hard to believe that it was once everyone’s dirty little pleasure, WHEELS. With affordable cocktails, large paneled windows (where you can take pleasure in the occasional hobo taking a piss on Washington St.) nice and clean floors (instead of sticky carpeting) and a fabulous hefty bar (which screams Tranny-Bar dancing!) the venue gets a four out of five tranny-roses. After a few cosmos, we with Vienna Marriott at hand, pumped over to the Alley-Cat where we met up with Mr. John Nelson and bff Alex Cook (who weren’t very happy about the $5 cover at the Dark Lady… cheap asses) we dealt with their bitching which slowly drowned with each sip of our cocktails, thank you Kevin! Next stop the Dark Lady; it was only 9PM at this point and quite honestly, we were already completely shit-wrecked, the place was dead but our hopes of it quickly packing up were still very much alive. We did a swift crawl of the place, saying our hellos to DJ Mario, Rob Mol and Kim who were working behind the bar, we enjoyed a stiff drink with Sarah Beyers and copartner Karla (of ALIBI Sundays) then we decided to make a pit-stop by Union. Walking down to Union was an adventure within itself… Ms. Marriott felt the need to compliment a poor homeless man (who was passed out in front of Pizza Queen) on his extremely white tube-socks, lol. At Union it dawned on us that it was Karaoke night, we showed our favorite bar-tender Gary Munroe some love, banged down a super strong drink and determined that we had to all sing The Spice Girl’s “Wanne Be”. After our failed performance, we stumbled back to the Dark Lady where we were pleasantly surprised to find that the place had filled up during our absence. We made our way around the bar greeting guests like ICRI member Big-Daddy Austen, Ms. Gay R.I 2010 Savannah Devereaux (who came by to support her good friend Sarah Beyers) and enjoyed the silly antics of the hott drunken 
lesbians dancing on the floor, bar, you name it. Knowing that the night was turning out to be a success we decided to go across town and check out how STATE was doing, but before leaving we just had to bust out dancing with Sarah’s GF and the night’s door-girl Jackie Grenga who was simply enjoying the music in her own little world. At STATE we found the usual Sunday night crowd… and after knowing that the larger then life Nikita La Femme was scheduled to do a bar-dance, we decided to abandon ship before the whole place went down. Back to the Alley-Cat for a few quick shots; and finally we ended the night at the Dark Lady, where Ms. Hampton gathered all the lip-stick lesbians up on the dance-box and grinded the night away to Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance”. All in all ALIBI Sundays at the Dark Lady was a huge triumph, and we’re sure the night will only get hotter!
Placing all the bullshit surrounding the Triple Crown pageant behind us; we’ve made the lucid decision to write on here more often, and with all of the astonishing amounts of bookings we’ve been getting through out all of Queer Providence it clearly won’t be an issue keeping the drama and gossip fresh.
Our newest baby; WERK Fridays at GLO bar Providence, has been blooming each week unaffected by our competition across the street, The Jackie Collins & Friends Show. With the venue’s laid-back, lounge-like vibe, hott bartenders (including the very buff and sexy Nick-Box Merollo and just as sexy JD Crooks) super strong and affordable drinks, the fabulous JJ Royal spinning the beats all night, our adoring hot-mess, drunken crowds, and a pinch of tranny/queen glamour, each Friday seems to be getting hotter, drunker and just simply astonishing! Moving into our fifth week, we’re confident GLO bar will quickly become the place to be every Friday night within the little city that just doesn’t seem to want to go to sleep. In addition to our religious promoting, we bring to the night a brief but unforgettable line-up of local performers who aren’t afraid to WERK it out! With controversial acts where bar-tops become the stage, the audience is left jaw dropped in amazement. If you haven’t yet checked out WERK Fridays at the GLO bar, what the hell are you waiting for!?!
Another exciting new night that is creating quite the buzz within the lesbian community is, ALIBI Sundays at the Dark Lady. 
An all exclusive “ladies” night but of course any one and everyone is welcome. Our very own Sarah Beyers has been twisting the arms of the Dark Lady’s management crew to bring back a lesbian night for a few months now, Sarah’s persistence finally paid off and even though she didn’t walk away from the Triple Crown Pageant as our newly crowned Ms. Lesbian R.I (which in our opinion was purely BS) it hasn’t stopped Ms. Beyers from stepping into action on behalf of the lesbian community in true title worthy style. With Sarah’s motto “Bringing back the Lady in the Dark Lady” we’re sure that the newly revamped lesbian night will be nothing less then incredible. ALIBI Sundays launches tomorrow night at the Dark Lady, make sure to swing on by to celebrate the night’s reopening… we guarantee you that you won’t want to miss this night’s premiere.
Last but not least, FUSION Tuesdays at club Union. With her title as 
Ms. Union; Parrys Hampton has been more involved within the establishment for the past few months, but having a monthly booking within the club’s most popular night “The Jackie Collins & Friends Show wasn’t enough for the local celebutante. The bar’s desire for a successful weekly night just as popular as TRANNYMANIA at the Dark Lady lead to Union’s very own Gary Munroe to approach Parrys with a weekly gig. Due to her unfortunate situation at the Dark Lady, Parrys jumped to the opportunity. FUSION Tuesdays will be marketed as a “mixed” night, meaning that all genres of people, sexualities and genders may feel right at home. A true rainbow of colors. One attribute that the night will be the first to introduce into the LGBT Providence club scene is having both shot-boys and girls (straight, gay, bi, trans you name it) working the crowd on the same night; the night will also open an outdoor lounge area, where you can sit outside enjoying a cocktail and the company of some pretty fascinating people. FUSION’s inspiration is to unify people under one roof and to mingle and socialize with all walks of life. FUSION Tuesdays will debut April 20th from 9PM to 1AM, oh and did we mention there’s NO COVER! So mark your calendars.
And let’s not forget TRANNYMANIA; starting in May our beloved Wednesday night introduces a new turbo-charged Ladies Social. Meaning new performers, new excitement a whole calendar of innovative electrifying theme parties and a few big surprises to be announced soon!
So it’s been a looong time since we updated this site. It’s our hope to get a little better at keeping you all informed to whats goin down in our world. To that effect, heres a few thoughts from last weekends TCP Miss Lesbian 1st runner up Sarah Beyers: Ok so once again there seems to be a debate swirling within the community concerning my eligibility & subsequent competition & RI Pride’s Miss Lesbian RI pageant. Sound familiar? Yes, we have been down this road before. As far as eligibility, well we took care of that last year. As noted in a public release statement from RI Pride LAST March, here it is: This year, a number of individuals have asked for clarification as to the eligibility of transgender people participating in the RI Pride Triple Crown Pageant. As our community continues to grow and expand, RI Pride endeavors to fulfill its mission to provide safe opportunities for people to come out, express and celebrate their sexual identities.
To that end, as an organization we strive to work on being inclusive in our policies recognizing that at times our decisions might not be in harmony with the thinking of some in our community.
So the question, can a transgender individual run in the categories of Miss Gay, Ms. Lesbian or Mr. Gay RI? The answer is yes. Since the person who publicly self-identifies as such, we would allow the contestant in said category.
To further understand where Rhode Island stands in regards to public policy and the law in reference to gender identity and expression, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders states on their website: In May, 2001, Rhode Island became the second state in the country to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression, thereby protecting transgender people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, and public accommodations. The law defines gender identity or expression as including a persons actual or perceived gender, as well as a persons gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression, whether or not that gender identity is different from that traditionally associated with the persons sex at birth.
As representatives of RI Pride, any titleholder is required to be open, out and to serve as a representative of the community. Clear and concise requirements are detailed in the contestant application and contract with regards to conduct, protocol, and activities for such titleholders. Titleholders recognize that this is not a part-time commitment but is a year-long, 24/7 role in which they serve and as such are constantly under public scrutiny.
All contestants will have the same opportunity to express themselves as to how they will serve the community as a titleholder through the process of private interviews with the judges on the day of the pageant.
We hope this clarification will encourage greater participation from the community at large. We understand that some will not agree with this policy and we encourage community discussion on it. However, one of Rhode Island Prides greatest strengths is the fact that we provide opportunities for self-actualization when it comes to sexual identities, recognizing that definitions about our community are fluid and are constantly evolving.”
So there you have it, Pride fully supports this endeavor. End of debate, right? Not really, seems there is still much talk about this within the community. As far as I’m concerned the issue of who is “allowed” to be a Lesbian is a closed one. It’s this simple: NOBODY can tell us WHO we can be and I think Prides transgender-inclusion statement stands by this. I think the bigger question lingering is WHO won that pageant Sunday? 1st, let me say I think the judges were wonderful people. The fact that I won the interview (the highest amount of points of the whole competition) shows their ability to see through this issue and understanding & acceptance. A far as the rest of the competition..well, most of you were there so I’ll let YOU be the judge. I did have a conversation with a prominent drag-queen friend previous to the TCP and asked “her” opinion. What stuck out to me was when she said “well, you were fabulous & all but poetry is huge right now!”. All I can do is lol at that statement! Which seems to me like a thinly veiled excuse. Don’t get me wrong, I think Tara did a fine job and this is not her fault. I met her and she seems like an ambitious, sincere, sweet young girl that’s eager to be involved within the community. I think she deserves a chance and in my opinion will make a fine Miss Lesbian. I’m not bitter at the outcome nor do I dislike anyone. Theres just no time in life for these types of negative feelings. If anything else maybe some understanding and positive debate will come out of all this. Since last Sunday many people have approached me and asked if I was unhappy with RI Pride and would not support that organization etc. The answer is no. While I do feel the organization needs to re-evaluate their understanding of where trans men & women fit in this community, I do believe in the fundamental idea and mission of Pride. To polarize a community was NOT my intent, in fact just the opposite. I will say though on a personal level and as a woman I’v realized that there are “many” ways to make a difference in this world and I hope to embrace this by reaching out to non profits not only within the GLBT community but beyond. As far as the GLBT community itself, of course I still love it. I’ll continue to work with my favorite clubs & non-profits as time allows. With several part time jobs at local clubs I couldn’t leave this community even if I tried, lol. I’ll also try to spend as much time as possible within the Lesbian segment of our group. Getting back to the TCP debate, it’s interesting that the support from the ladies has come much easier then the support from others. I think it’s because they “get it” and realize theres so much more to being a woman. It comes from “inside”. Girls, you know exactly what I mean : ) Sarah
Parrys Hampton is cordially inviting you to her 26th birthday celebration: One Night with Parrys. This year all proceeds of the event will benefit Marriage Equality Rhode Island and the NO H8 Campaign, two amazing nonprofit organizations who are fighting for the same cause; to ban Proposition 8 and allow equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. Let’s face it, only marriage confers a unique legal statues recognized everywhere and any two people united by love should have the right to express that unity legally. This year’s benefit will be held at the ultra posh STATE Ultra Lounge and with a five dollar donation you will enjoy a fine night of horderves, complimentary champagne, amazing live performances from Providence’s elite, and fabulous door prizes that may I add are to die for. With emcee of events: bff Sarah Beyers! So please Providence, come out and support this wonderful cause and wish Ms. Hampton a happy birthday!!!
