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hemispheric.org
Join us Thursday, 09/18 @ 6 pm for “I Was There”: Stories from the Elders of the House/Ball Community
📍 NYU Hemispheric Institute, 20 Cooper Square, 5th floor
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3Jgc9jR

#HemiEvents #HemisphericInstitute #NYU #Ballroom #HouseofOmni #HouseofXtravaganza #HouseofLaBeija #HouseofLaWong
Two people embrace and smile warmly in a dimly lit room. Overlaid text reads: “Next Week – ‘I Was There’: Stories from the Elders of the House/Ball Community.” Dark blue background with centered light text that reads: “Next Week – Thursday, September 18, 6:00 PM.” Event description text on a dark gradient background. It announces a conversation and oral history session with New York Ballroom Community pioneers, listing Tommie LaBeija, La Duchess Wong, Egypt LaBeija, José Disla Xtravaganza, and Kevin Ultra Omni (virtual). The event is moderated by Victor Ultra Omni (Emory) at NYU Hemispheric Institute, 20 Cooper Square, 5th floor. Dark gradient background with centered light text. It lists co-sponsors: Center for Black Visual Culture and Hemispheric Institute. A website link appears below: hemispheric.org/FW25-02.
September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
hemingwayward.bsky.social
YESSS @tcmtv.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #TCMParty #ParisIsBurning #HouseofXtravaganza
comingupontcm.bsky.social Coming Up On TCM @comingupontcm.bsky.social · Jul 1
#ComingUpOnTCM

PARIS IS BURNING (1990) Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey
Dir.: Jennie Livingston 10:30 PM PT

New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls and voguing.

1h 18m | Documentary | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty
July 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
hemingwayward.bsky.social
Hey #TCMParty #ParisIsBurning fans … I highly recommend the “I’m Your Venus” documentary on Netflix. No spoilers, but Venus Xtravaganza’s two families interact in an uplifting way. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #HouseofXtravaganza
a man and a woman are standing next to each other with the words " you 're just an overgrown orangutan " behind them
Alt: In a scene from “Paris Is Burning,” a man and a woman are standing next to each other with the words "you're just an overgrown orangutan" behind them
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July 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
disabilitydaily.bsky.social
Today on the #Disability Daily Podcast we celebrate #Latinx #poet, spoken word artist & #LGBTQ+ activist with hearing loss, Emanuel Xavier.

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#HouseOfXavier #HearingLoss #HardOfHearing #Deaf #Bushwick #Poetry #Ballroom #GlamSlam #LGBT #AcousticNeuroma #HouseOfXtravaganza
Emanuel Xavier with short dark hair and thin mustache wears a silver stud earring, silver tie, white shirt, and dark jacket. He stands in front of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and a large painting of Pedro Pietri, a founding poet of the cafe. Xavier places his hands in his dark jean pockets and rests his thumbs on top of his black belt.
May 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
jeiinclusive.bsky.social
LORENA XTRAVAGANZA M*rder Finally Solved 13 Years Later.
#houseofxtravaganza #Lorenaxtravaganza #parisisburning #transgender #transwomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ballroom #gay #lgbtq #transrights #lgbtqia
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LORENA XTRAVAGANZA M*rder Finally Solved 13 Years Later
YouTube video by JEiiNCLUSIVE
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March 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
lunaluis.bsky.social
Fun party tonight in #NYC
Celebrating 🍾 my daughter's bday and having a category for Fem Queens (trans women). Raising some funds for Stonewall and the work they do for the community. #HouseofKhan #HouseofXtravaganza
March 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
jojosenergy.bsky.social
#blackhistoryisamericanhistory #bkackhistorymonth #parisisburning #legends #vouge #gayball #lgbtqia #houseoflabeija #houseofxtravaganza
February 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
thedwchronicles.bsky.social
Title:Tragic Beauty-Venus Xtravaganza-No.28-June 22, 2014
#legendary #xtravaganza #junior #angue #houseofxtravaganza #puertoricanprincess #model #unsolvedmurder #victim #icon #colorpencil #nycinthe1980s #howdoilook #pencildrawing #drawingpencil #wantedtobeamodel #highfashion #parisisburning
Venus Xtravaganza-was an American transgender woman. She came to national attention after her appearance in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning, in which her life as a ballroom family member and performer forms one of the film's several story arcs. i was very fortunate to spend a large part of my teenage years at "The Piers" and she was exceptional!
December 16, 2024 at 5:27 AM