Tucker Ricky - And The Category Is. Inside New York's Vogue House And Ballroom Community - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Nonfiction An Electric Literature Most Anticipated Lgbtq+ Book of 2022 Selection A 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 category (Vogue Realness Body et al.) And the Category Is offers an impressionistic point of entry into this subculture its deeply integrated history and how it's been appropriated for mainstream audiences. Each category features an exclusive interview with fierce Lgbtq/ POC Ballroom members Lee Soulja Benjamin Ninja Twiggy Pucci Gar on and more whose lives work and activism drive home that very category. At the height of public intrigue and awareness about Ballroom thanks to TV shows like FX's Pose Tucker's 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.
Title: And The Category Is. Inside New York's Vogue House And Ballroom Community
Author(s): Tucker Ricky
Publisher: Beacon Press
Barcode: 9780807007327
Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Date: 9/13/2022
Category: Society & Culture: General