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Copy Link to Download : https://site.bookcenterapp.com/YUMPU/0807003484 Book Synopsis An Electric Literature 20Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 202221 SelectionA love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy and influence in popular culture.What is Ballroom? Not a song, a documentary, a catchphrase, a TV show, or an individual pop star. It is an underground subculture founded over a century ago by LGBTQ African American and Latino men and women of Harlem. Arts-based and intersectional, it transcends identity, acting as a fearless response to the systemic marginalization of minority populations.Ricky Tucker pulls from his years as a close friend of the community to reveal the complex cultural makeup and ongoing relevance of house and Ballroom, a space where trans lives are respected and applauded, and queer youth are able to find family and acceptance. With each chapter framed as a 20category21 (Vogue, Realness, Body, et al.), And the Category Is . . . offers an impressionistic point of entry into this subculture, its deeply integrated history, and how it17s been appropriated for mainstream audiences. Each category features an exclusive interview with fierce LGBTQ/POC Ballroom members12Lee Soulja, Benjamin Ninja, Twiggy Pucci Gar#231on, and more12whose lives, work, and activism drive home that very category.At the height of public intrigue and awareness about Ballroom, thanks to TV shows like FX17s Pose, Tucker17s co

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An Electric Literature 20Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 202221 SelectionA love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy and influence in popular culture.What is Ballroom? Not a song, a documentary, a catchphrase, a TV show, or an individual pop star. It is an underground subculture founded over a century ago by LGBTQ African American and Latino men and women of Harlem. Arts-based and intersectional, it transcends identity, acting as a fearless response to the systemic marginalization of minority populations.Ricky Tucker pulls from his years as a close friend of the community to reveal the complex cultural makeup and ongoing relevance of house and Ballroom, a space where trans lives are respected and applauded, and queer youth are able to find family and acceptance. With each chapter framed as a 20category21 (Vogue, Realness, Body, et al.), And the Category Is . . . offers an impressionistic point of entry into this subculture, its deeply integrated history, and how it17s been appropriated for mainstream audiences. Each category features an exclusive interview with fierce LGBTQ/POC Ballroom members12Lee Soulja, Benjamin Ninja, Twiggy Pucci Gar#231on, and more12whose lives, work, and activism drive home that very category.At the height of public intrigue and awareness about Ballroom, thanks to TV shows like FX17s Pose, Tucker17s co

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An Electric Literature 20Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of

202221 SelectionA love letter to the legendary Black and

Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its

abundant legacy and influence in popular culture.What is

Ballroom? Not a song, a documentary, a catchphrase, a TV

show, or an individual pop star. It is an underground subculture

founded over a century ago by LGBTQ African American and

Latino men and women of Harlem. Arts-based and

intersectional, it transcends identity, acting as a fearless

response to the systemic marginalization of minority

populations.Ricky Tucker pulls from his years as a close friend

of the community to reveal the complex cultural makeup and

ongoing relevance of house and Ballroom, a space where

trans lives are respected and applauded, and queer youth are

able to find family and acceptance. With each chapter framed

as a 20category21 (Vogue, Realness, Body, et al.), And the

Category Is . . . offers an impressionistic point of entry into this

subculture, its deeply integrated history, and how it17s been

appropriated for mainstream audiences. Each category

features an exclusive interview with fierce LGBTQ/POC

Ballroom members12Lee Soulja, Benjamin Ninja, Twiggy

Pucci Gar#231on, and more12whose lives, work, and activism

drive home that very category.At the height of public intrigue

and awareness about Ballroom, thanks to TV shows like

FX17s Pose, Tucker17s compelling narratives help us

understand its relevance in pop culture, dance, public policy

with regard to queer communities, and so much more.

Welcome to the norm-defying realness of Ballroom.

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