Tāmaki Makaurau, welcome back to B O D Y H A U S: a strip club night for queers, by queers.

In this time of global unrest, Covid-19 and political mayhem, let's take some time to ground ourselves, love our bodies, and celebrate our queerness together.

It will be another evening of erotic art & live performances that is a safe and inclusive space. Our goal is to raise awareness of the fact that strip clubs do not pay their dancers an hourly wage, and we want to do this by hosting a night where we pay them a base fee, on top of whatever tips they earn on the night.

We also want to de-stigmatise this important line of work, and redefine what sensuality looks like by putting on a beautiful, artful, sex positive night.

But most importantly, we want to create a safe space for QPOC, trans & gender diverse dancers, who often don't feel safe enough to perform elsewhere. We want to create change by celebrating all bodies and by making this experience accessible to queer patrons who may not otherwise feel comfortable in a traditional strip club.

This space is for those who have always wanted to embrace their erotic side and go to a strip club, but didn't feel like that space was for them. This is a place for queer performers, and queer patrons to come together.

Our little team of passionate sex positive queers are the right people to do this because we have had personal experiences with how mainstream strip clubs work, and we want to do better! We want to dismantle the heteronormative gaze that usually occupies strip clubs and replace it with our own queer as f*ck lens.

Note: There will be a Covid-19 Tracer QR code available which we advise people to use on entry. If we change levels before Nov 6th, we will postpone the event and either refund your tickets or hold them till the next date.

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NO filming or photography

NO touching the dancers and artists

When tipping place your tip notes where the dancer instructs you or else put them directly on the stage

There will be no tolerance towards transphobia, homophobia, racism, sexism, slut shaming, fatphobia, sizeism, ableism, xenophobia and ageism

Please leave your clothes on and keep off the stage and dance poles. Let the strippers do the stripping as this is their show

Respect the performers privacy and autonomy within the club; do not bad mouth the performers and do not share their personal information with others

If you do not feel safe at any point or if you see someone who isn’t honoring this agreement please see security or one of our safer space team wearing hi-vis vests

We love respect, kindness and inclusiveness and remember that real compassion is also being able to call your mates out on their bullshit so lets work together to create a harmonious environment for everyone!

Have fun celebrating human sexual and sensual expression in a safe and consensual space!

Love Bodyhaus xo

We are sincerely grateful to Auckland Pride and NZ Aids Foundation for helping sponsor this event, tēnā rawa atu koutou! Without you this event would not be possible.