Steve B.
Yelp
This is definitely NOT a safe space! Had a really upsetting experience at Trixie's bar in Hamtramck last night. They had this supposed celebration of the LGBTQ community with mostly male go-go dancers mostly pandering to gay men there. It seamed sexually open and fun at first, if you are into that kinda thing, until a few of us sitting at the bar suddenly had this naked guy lap dancing on us without receiving any ques of consent or eye contact or a smile or anything from us. I think he thought it was cute to make us feel uncomfortable. I first noticed this guy rubbing himself all over Viktoriyah (my girlfriend ) and I could see although she was smiling and trying not to make a scene she was very uncomfortable, squirming and trying to push him off of her but he wouldn't get off. I immediately stood up to move to get him off of her and when he saw that quickly and threatenly move in front of me and used his body to push me back in my seat and started vigorously rubbing himself on me and when I told him to "get the fuck off of me, he would not and instead pushed himself tight onto me and did it all the more forcefully! I finally got my footing then got my hands onto his shoulders and pushed him back forcefully and stood up and called out loudly "I told you to fucking get off of me!" He than began to threaten me physically. I turned to the bartenders looking for help and said "we are being sexually assaulted here" we need help. They both shrugged their shoulders and turned around and did NOTHING!! The told me "I should just leave", as though I was the problem. I then turned to the women collecting the money at the door and told her what was going on and she said she'd try to find someone who could help. She could not. This guy was now running around trying to tell everyone there I was a problem and I got no help. Probably 30 or so people witnessed all this and did NOTHING!!! I was there with five other trans women celebrating Viktoriyah and my Birthdays. I'm still really shaken up about this. Trixie's was happy for us to leave as we where upsetting there cool assault vibe. I'm not sure if I should be talking to the police or what...? I feel so violated and Trixie's was totally 100% complicit!!! No security, no owner, no one to stop this guys open assault. They just backed him up as if it some guys right to touch and rub himself all over other people regardless of them saying "no get off of me!!!!????" Wtf!!!! I don't ever want to go back there and will not support a place that promotes and condones sexual assault!!! This place should be shut down as far as I'm concerned