This re-integration was not simply charitable; it was restorative. The mainstream was finally recognizing what ballroom culture had known for decades: The voguing, the language (reading, shade, realness), the fashion, and the music of LGBTQ club culture all originate from Black and Latino trans women and gay men.
This re-integration was not simply charitable; it was restorative. The mainstream was finally recognizing what ballroom culture had known for decades: The voguing, the language (reading, shade, realness), the fashion, and the music of LGBTQ club culture all originate from Black and Latino trans women and gay men.
