WHORE PROM:  A FUNDRAISER FOR DECRIM NY
Sep
18
to Sep 19

WHORE PROM: A FUNDRAISER FOR DECRIM NY

  • Judson Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

TICKETS ARE LIVE NOW.

Hosted by Decrim NY AND Kink Out Events, all proceeds go toward funding the fight for decriminalization of sex work in New York State.

WH*RE PROM is a collaboration between DecrimNY and KinkOutEvents: part fundraiser, part dance party, together a perverted prom with a heart of gold, a joyous convening of NYC’s s3x worker community.

Calling all s3x workers, queer baddies, freaky kinksters and the hotties who love us

To celebrate S3x Worker Pride Day, DECRIM NY and KINK OUT EVENTS PRESENT: WH*RE PROM, a party benefitting the fight for decriminalization of SW in New York state in collaboration with Kink Out Events. Join us 9/18 from 8 pm - midnight for the perfect prom night at Judson Memorial. We’ve gone all out planning the prom of ur wettest dreams: our two floor event will feature raffle, merch tables, and dirty dancing upstairs and sexy prom-night fun downstairs beneath the bleachers. Cum  Come for mini massages, teasing and thrilling lap dances, and kink tastings from some of the most prolific and talented sex workers in New York and beyond. STI testing provided by Project Stay. BYOSPAACM (Bring Your Own Spiked Punch And Also Cash Money), please imbibe responsibly. TIP YOUR WORKERS ❤️🤑

TICKETS on sale NOW at bit.ly/whoreprom2026 .

OUR SPONSORS

WH⭐RE PR⭐M is made possible in part by sponsorships from Tryst.link, Chyrpe, and Emergent Fund. Read more about our sponsors below!

Created by and for SWs, Tryst.link is the ad site of choice for thousands of independent escorts and workers worldwide. We believe SWs should have access to everything other businesses take for granted, and work toward a world where everyone can make decisions about their bodies and sexual lives without fear of discrimination or violence.

Chyrpe: the dating app for female-led relationships (FLR), femdm & dominant women
For powerful women and those who cherish them.

Emergent Fund's mission is to fortify intersectional grassroots movements by moving resources in real time, organizing philanthropy, and building capacity for lasting change. We imagine a world where frontline communities are trusted and resourced to turn catalytic moments into opportunities to rise, organize, and build liberated futures.

ACCESS + SAFETY

Our Bottom Line:

Please take the necessary consideration for your own care and others. We do not police other people’s behavior, and we ask that people who come to this space do not either. That said, if you cause harm to another individual you will be asked to stop and leave. 

Our Safety Monitors will be wearing RED bands; get their attention if any concerns arise during the event. 

Access & Safety Details:

Public Health & Air Quality – COVID still exists!

  • Participants in this event are immunocompromised

  • We’d prefer everyone to wear a mask indoors (grab one at the door or from our team)

  • COVID testing (PCR or rapid) is required within 3 hours of your arrival (we will have LIMITED free tests available!)

  • If you are feeling ill, STAY HOME

  • A.I.R. NYC purifiers will be in the space

  • The indoor space is air conditioned

Physical Space:

  • There are two entrances into the venue: the main entrance (55 Washington Square S) and the ADA accessible entrance (243 Thompson St). The main entrance has a flight of stairs, the entrance at 243 Thompson does not have any stairs. There will be check-in tables set up at both entrances.

Toilets: 

  • Toilets are downstairs. They can be accessed via the stairs or via the elevator. If you have the ability to use the stairs, please use the stairs as much as possible to leave the elevator free for those who need it.

  • All bathrooms on site are gender neutral. There are stalled restrooms as well as 2 ADA accessible single-user restrooms. 

Seating: 

  • There will be a number of chairs in the upper and lower levels of the event space. We ask that you give priority to those who may need them. 

Language Interpretation:

  • There will be an interpreter providing Spanish interpretation alongside the emcee’s speech

  • There will also be an ASL interpreter alongside the emcee’s speech

  • We will have individuals onsite who can interpret Spanish and Mandarin. If you need an interpreter at any point, please let someone in a red armband know, and we can find someone for you

Photos / Videos / Publishing:

  • We ask that no attendees of this event take any photos or videos. Our content team will capture everything during performances and are permitted to photograph the entire space. They will be visually identified by a BLUE LED band.

  • If you do NOT want to be photographed by our content team, please ask for a GREEN glowstick from our check in team.

  • META GLASSES OR GLASSES WITH A RECORDING FUNCTION ARE EXPLICITLY NOT ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE.

  • There will be a photobooth area for everyone to use as desired, and this will be the only space that attendees may take photographs.

Consent & Safety:

  • Pay attention to both verbal and non-verbal cues when interacting with others; if someone seems uninterested, move on.

  • Grab an event worker if you need support

  • If there is someone in the space who seems “off”, please let an event worker know

  • While we are excited to create a fun and sexy environment at Prom, please note that this event is not a play party. If you want to get frisky, we ask that you pay the performers at the event to curate an erotic experience for you.

Community Agreements: 

  • YES MEANS YES! Whore Prom is a space that celebrates Enthusiastic Consent! We encourage flirtation and experimentation, which involves reading the verbal and non-verbal cues of your fellow guests. If you are unsure about speaking to or touching, someone, always ask first! 

  • ASK FIRST! Sexy outfits and/or play are not invitations to touch or gawk. Please enjoy voyeuring the performers from a respectful distance.

  • POWER TO THE PEOPLE! This is a space that uplifts marginalized communities. Do not make assumptions about identities or pronouns. Absolutely no hate speech! 

  • TIP THEM! Show your support for art and labor by generously tipping your kink, dance, and massage providers, as well as Decrim NY. Every donation goes towards supporting s3x w0rkers!

  • SAFER SPACE! Please do not hesitate to approach a Safety Monitor (wearing RED bands) to report violations or if you are feeling uncomfortable. We will have trained care workers on site to address any concerns or needs that may arise. We are committed to supporting one another. 

  • ZERO TOLERANCE: If our Safety Monitors find you to be in violation of these Community Agreements, you will be asked to leave immediately.

Our Approach to Accessibility and Safety Planning:

Decrim NY and Kink Out are committed to creating an accessible environment and welcoming atmosphere for our event attendees, participants, team members, and venue staff. We welcome access and safety suggestions, and will be honest about our capacity to accommodate. We are small grassroots organizations and acknowledge that there will be gaps in what we are able to offer or accomplish. Please email us (decrimnyprom@gmail.com) if you have specific questions/requirements not addressed above and we will do our best to assist in making your event experience better.

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REVERENCE: Bootblacking and the Legacies That Bind US
Jun
1
2:00 PM14:00

REVERENCE: Bootblacking and the Legacies That Bind US

Bootblacks connect the leather community to its roots – its lust for leather, the queer intimacies and archives forged through revered objects, its commitments to mutual aid, and the scent of Huberd’s in a dark, crowded basement. As an intergenerational practice passed on through mentorship, most bootblacks carry on the legacies of those who came before them; legacies they massage into the leathers of those lucky enough to take a seat on their stands. In this conversation moderated by Tina Horn, Daijah Flames (NEBB 2024), Q (IMsBB 2008, SELFBB 2007), Rocket, and Tamara Santibañez will discuss bootblacking as a practice of leather care, leather community, and leathersex. 

MORE INFO + RSVP HERE: events.humanitix.com/pol-reverence

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Fantasies Identity Can't Hold: Leathersex & Trans Experience
Mar
27
6:30 PM18:30

Fantasies Identity Can't Hold: Leathersex & Trans Experience

Did you know trans sadomasochism creates possibilities for new bodies, new selves, new genders? Did you know dungeons are laboratories for gender and sexual experimentation? Ignacio Rivera and Susan Stryker do. And they can’t wait to show and tell you how. This event will start with a screening of one of Rivera’s films.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-fantasies-trans-experiences

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Sightlines - Kink Out Edition
Feb
1
1:00 PM13:00

Sightlines - Kink Out Edition

An afternoon of provocative short films celebrating a range of sexual expression. Films by Cassils, Peter Cage, Odette Engle & Mistrix Sade, Johnny Mustang & Layla Jayne, Cleo Ouyang with MJ Tom, Riven Ratanavanh & Eva Tusquets. Hosted by Natasha Gornik. Q&A to follow.

RSVP HERE: https://www.slipperroom.com/event-details/guest-event-sightlines-iii-october-21-1

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Exigent Sadism
Jan
30
6:30 PM18:30

Exigent Sadism

Is sadism ever ethical and, if so, when? What about moments when our sadistic impulses are recruited by our own histories of violence and oppression? Is that violence, traumatic repetition, or, perhaps, something else entirely? A discussion with Yin Q, Avgi Saketopoulou, and Kassandra Sparks.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-exigent-sadism

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The Abject: A Performance by Empress Wu
Nov
12
6:30 PM18:30

The Abject: A Performance by Empress Wu

Leather as skin. Leather as subversion and reanimation of medical disenfranchisement. In transgression there is always the possibility of infection, of invasion, of intimacy. Leathersex as embodiment that exceeds the human, turning bodies into toys and toys into bodies. A night of performance, art, and archive with KING COBRA, Laura Westengard, and Empress Wu.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-the-abject

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Racialized Erotics of Pleasure in Leather
Oct
17
6:30 PM18:30

Racialized Erotics of Pleasure in Leather

Ariane Cruz and Mama Vi Johnson discuss the “politics of perversion” in leathersex and legacies of pleasure for Black leatherpeople. They’ll draw on Cruz’s scholarship on Black women in kink and Johnson’s experience as a leather elder. Kink Out’s Ze R. will then moderate a discussion with in-person attendees, centering BIPOC queer and leatherpeople.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-racialized-erotics

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Power of Leather
Oct
17
to May 31

Power of Leather

  • CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

KINK OUT and CLAGS are collaborating on Power of Leather, a yearlong series of in-person dialogues, interactive performances, and community events exploring leathersex, sadomasochism, and leather culture. Power of Leather runs from October 2024 to May 2025 and features many members of the Kink Out extended family. 

MORE INFO + RSVP HERE: linktr.ee/clagspowerofleather

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Farewell to Hell
Oct
8
5:00 PM17:00

Farewell to Hell

Kink Out has our sights set on big dreams for NYC leather events in 2024. We are ready to throw down on our home turf. And what better place to do that then the sacred stomping ground that was The Hellfire Club. The bar that now holds that space is closing for good. It’s time for one last leather night to send the space on its way. Whatever you do, just do not let anything touch that infamous floor. 

TIX + MORE HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/farewell-to-hell

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KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
Sep
9
to Sep 30

KINK OUT: EPHEMERA

  • The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) presents KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency with Kink Out that transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who live and love differently. Drawing on physical and oral histories the residency features The Carter/Johnson Library and Collection–printed materials celebrating sexuality from the 1700’s to the present day–and a regular schedule of performances, panels, workshops, and community events, to explore the intersection between contemporary art, activism, and leather, kink, BDSM, and sex worker communities.

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