| Description |
xiv, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: Equal parts sugar and shade -- Werk, w/the legendary Pony Zion and Benji Hart (Benji Ninja) ; Paris is burning, America’s best dance crew, pose, and Madonna and the art of appropriation -- Memory, w/Lee Soulja. Hidden figures and the history of having a ball ; Vogue icon: José Xtravaganza -- Vogue, w/Arturo Mugler ; Learning to vogue, the five elements, and getting your life -- The children, w/Jonovia Chase, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, Gia Love, Luna Luis Ortiz, Michael Roberson, Robert Sember, and LaLa Zannell ; Mothers, fathers, LGBTQ youth, and lost and found families ; Vogue icon: Leiomy Maldonado -- Church, w/MikeQ and Lee Soulja. Clubs and balls as hallowed ground, house music as gospel, and the theology of Vogue’ology ; Vogue icon: Kia Labeija -- Realness, w/Gia Love. Walking categories, trans lives, and the unexpected prevalence of gender norms within the Ballroom scene ; Vogue icon: Pony Zion -- Body, w/Luna Luis Ortiz, LaLa Zannell, and Gia Love. Black trans bodies, body sponsorship, and resolving the trauma in our bodies -- Afterword: My two gay dads, w/Michael Roberson and Robert Sember. The trappings of the not-for-profit industrial complex, 2020 vision, cosmology, astrology, and theology, the future of Ballroom, and giving it up to the universe. |
| Summary |
Ballroom, and the house/vogue system, is an underground subculture founded over a century ago by LQBTQ Black and Latinx people of Harlem. Creative, talent-laden, and intersectional, it transcends identity, serving as fearless response to the systemic marginalization of minority populations. Tucker reveals the complex cultural makeup and ongoing relevance of house and Ballroom, a space where trans lives have always been respected and applauded, and queer youth find safety, family, and acceptance. |
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Drag balls -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Voguing (Dance) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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| ISBN |
9780807003480 (hardcover) |
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0807003484 (hardcover) |
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