Inside the all-masc lesbian and translesbian revue electrifying L.A. nightlife

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At around 1 in the morning at the Sassafras Saloon in Hollywood, four masc lesbians in cowboy hats and chaps were dancing on top of the bar while bartenders attempted to continue making espresso martinis beneath them.One performer crawled into the crowd and between the spread legs of an audience member, licking the air between their thighs.

Another wrapped a belt around their girlfriend’s neck while thrusting against her to Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.” The ravenous audience, almost entirely women, fluttered dollar bills all around, while easily filling the saloon’s 300-person capacity.Across Los Angeles, countless strip clubs and revue shows were unfolding at that same hour, though none quite like this and likely few provoking this level of frenzy.The night had all the riotous energy of a scene from “Coyote Ugly,” with the choreographed masculinity of “Magic Mike.” Playing on the latter’s name, this was the doing of Magic Mascs, an all-masc lesbian and translesbian revue, by sapphics for sapphics.“Our idea was to give lesbians what men get all the time at a strip club, but instead of just sitting around and singing ‘Pink Pony Club,’ actually going wild,” said group founder Daddii Syd, a.k.a.

Syd Latimore.The performers, self-described “daddies” — Daddii Syd, Alexa Legend, Skye Valentinez and King Captain — formed Magic Mascs in February.The performance at the Saloon was their third overall, but the group has already become an institution within lesbian nightlife in Los Angeles.

They will make their debut during a Pride Month performance on Friday at Womxn Pride’s rooftop party in downtown L.A.California The members come from professional dance backgrounds.

King Captain entered dance school at age 12 and taught dance for nearly a decade.Daddii Syd has danced since childhood.

Alexa Legend spent years go-go dancing across clubs in ...