Party at club is blasted over £112 ‘man tax’ that charged straight males up to six times more for entry than other guests
- The men had to pay up to six times more for entry- tickets cost £112 for them
- The organisers held their event at the E1 nightclub in East London on January 28
- White clubbers who were trans or non-white straight women could pay mid-range ticket price of £24.64
- Their website said the pricing scale would help poorer people attend for free
A nightclub event has been criticised for charging straight men up to six times more for entry than black female clubbers or those who had a different sexuality.
While the men had to pay £112, black and ethnic minority party-goers who were ‘queer’ (now used as a broad term for people who are not heterosexual), non-binary (who identify as neither male nor female), or trans could get in for £16.80.
White clubbers who were trans or non-white straight women could pay a mid-range ticket price of £24.64.
While the men had to pay £112, black and ethnic minority party-goers who were ‘queer’ (now used as a broad term for people who are not heterosexual), non-binary (who identify as neither male nor female), or trans could get in for £16.80. Pictured: The E1 nightclub
The organisers held their event at the E1 nightclub in east London on January 28. Their website said the pricing scale would help poorer people attend for free.
One critic wrote on Twitter: ‘They don’t have discrimination laws in the UK?’ Another said: ‘This kind of equity is immoral and unjust.’ One tweet recalled a vegan cafe in Australia that introduced a ‘man tax’.
The event was based around the theme of ‘celebrating you [and your] relationship with the universe’.
The Facebook page of event organiser Pxssy Palace said it was ‘a space that prioritises womxn and femmes of colour and other queer, intersex and trans people of colour’.
The organisers held their event at the E1 nightclub in east London on January 28. Their website said the pricing scale would help poorer people attend for free. Pictured: The ticket prices
The organisers’ website stated: ‘We encourage everyone who can afford to to buy the higher priced tickets, especially if you are not someone from the community that Pxssy Palace aims to centre.’
The website also said that ‘allies and accomplices’ could play their part by ‘paying more money for entry, giving generously to the taxi fund’ and ‘being aware of the space you take up, how your behaviour may make others feel’.
It said it did not enforce how clubbers identified with their categories.
The organisers were contacted for comment.
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