A Fire Eating Training for Dykes by Dykes
Tuesday June 2 * 6pm * in the backyard * $0-35
DC Dyke March organizers invite fellow Dykes to join us for a fire eating training led by DC’s beloved drag king and fire eater, Dr. Torcher. Get ready for a hands-on, flame-filled evening where you'll learn how to eat fire (yes, for real). After this training you’ll be ready to join Dr. T and the crew in eating fire to conclude the Dyke March on June 5th!
ASL interpretation provided. $0-$35 sliding scale. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Please wear a mask when not eating fire!
Brief history of Dykes eating fire: This tradition began in response to a hate crime in 1992 in which the home of two queer people was firebombed, burning them to death. A direct-action group called the Lesbian Avengers used fire as a powerful visual that queers would not be intimidated or destroyed by homophobic violence, hence the chant that goes along with this tradition: “The fire will not consume us! We take it and make it our own!”
Tuesday June 2 * 6pm * in the backyard * $0-35
DC Dyke March organizers invite fellow Dykes to join us for a fire eating training led by DC’s beloved drag king and fire eater, Dr. Torcher. Get ready for a hands-on, flame-filled evening where you'll learn how to eat fire (yes, for real). After this training you’ll be ready to join Dr. T and the crew in eating fire to conclude the Dyke March on June 5th!
ASL interpretation provided. $0-$35 sliding scale. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Please wear a mask when not eating fire!
Brief history of Dykes eating fire: This tradition began in response to a hate crime in 1992 in which the home of two queer people was firebombed, burning them to death. A direct-action group called the Lesbian Avengers used fire as a powerful visual that queers would not be intimidated or destroyed by homophobic violence, hence the chant that goes along with this tradition: “The fire will not consume us! We take it and make it our own!”
