A chairdre!
I mentioned this documentary in the Transgender Marxism discussion, and because I think it’s rude to tell people to go find something they should read/watch but not help make sure it is actually available to access, I took a gander online and found this.
This movie is about the ballroom scene in New York in the 80s. Through categories of dance, and pageantry, queer and trans people created a community of expression and acceptance.
Warning though, while it is heartwarming in many ways, to see this radical embrace of identity and a community carving a place for itself, it is also depressing as shit. This is during the AIDS crisis after all.
I remember when I first saw this I was super excited to learn more about the House of Xtravaganza, and then they got to what happened to Venus and I just. . . Pretty much sat there and stared at a wall for two hours after. Devastating.
Hoping the stupid culture wars don’t regress lgbt culture back to that point again, where we’re back underground. But tbh who has the energy to hope anymore.
My city has over 80 bars and not one of them is gay, that’s a great sign for drag culture surely
All the gay bars turned into straight bars.