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The '''Royal House of LaBeija''' is the first house of Ballroom founded by [[Crystal LaBeija]] and [[Lottie LaBeija]] in 1968. It was the first ballroom house to host benefits to raise awareness during the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic. <ref name="Listen 2011">{{Cite book|url=http://www.timlawrence.info/articles2/2013/7/16/listen-and-you-will-hear-all-the-houses-that-walked-there-before-a-history-of-drag-balls-houses-and-the-culture-of-voguing|title=Listen, and You Will Hear all the Houses that Walked There Before: A History of Drag Balls, Houses and the Culture of Voguing|last=Lawrence|first=Tim|publisher=Soul Jazz|year=2011|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826005103/http://www.timlawrence.info/articles2/2013/7/16/listen-and-you-will-hear-all-the-houses-that-walked-there-before-a-history-of-drag-balls-houses-and-the-culture-of-voguing|archive-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> Crystal and Lottie established the House of LaBeija in response to the [[Racism in the United States|racially]] oppressive [[Drag pageantry|drag pageant]] system of 1960s America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://medium.com/queer-history-for-the-people/crystal-labeija-legendary-house-mother-946542cb05f6|title=Crystal LaBeija: Legendary House Mother|last=Iovannone|first=Jeffry J.|date=Jun 29, 2018|work=Medium|access-date=Jan 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630201519/https://medium.com/queer-history-for-the-people/crystal-labeija-legendary-house-mother-946542cb05f6|archive-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> In 1972, Crystal & Lottie LaBeija presented the 1st Annual "House of LaBeija Ball” at Up the Downstairs Case in Harlem, NY. This is thought to be the birth of [[Ball culture#Houses|house culture]] within the [[ballroom culture|ballroom scene]]—as it is known today.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwkwqy/the-lgbtq-icon-behind-frank-oceans-endless|title=The Iconic Drag Queen Behind Frank Ocean's 'Endless'|last=Street|first=Mikelle|date=August 19, 2016|website=Vice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614025840/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwkwqy/the-lgbtq-icon-behind-frank-oceans-endless|archive-date=June 14, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> Houses serve as alternative families, primarily for [[gay]], [[Gender variance|gender nonconforming]] and [[transgender]] youth and others who feel ostracized from conventional support systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standardhotels.com/culture/a-gif-guide-to-voguing--short-history|title=A GIF Guide to Voguing (+ Short History)|last=Jones Chanel|first=Isla|date=March 26, 2015|website=Standard Culture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142226/http://www.standardhotels.com/culture/a-gif-guide-to-voguing--short-history|archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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== House of LaBeija Film == |
== House of LaBeija Film == |
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On April 19, 2022, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that the ''House of LaBeija'', a short film created by [[Fredgy Noël]], would be featured at the festival.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/house-of-labeija-2022 | title=The House of LaBeija | 2022 Tribeca Festival }}</ref> The film pays homage to the Royal House of LaBeija through a series of letters from its members. The film casts Vivian LaBeija, Samil LaBeija, Krystal LaBeija, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, Bougie LaBeija, Jeffrey Bryant, and Diovanna LaBeija.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/here-are-all-lgbtq-films-2022-tribeca-festival | title=Here are all of the LGBTQ+ films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival! | date=20 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/tribeca-festival-2022-lineup-film-tv-1235005218/ | title=Tribeca Festival Lineup Includes 'Corner Office' with Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere in Queens', More | date=19 April 2022 }}</ref> |
On April 19, 2022, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that the ''House of LaBeija'', a short film created by [[Fredgy Noël]], would be featured at the festival.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/house-of-labeija-2022 | title=The House of LaBeija | 2022 Tribeca Festival }}</ref> The film pays homage to the Royal House of LaBeija through a series of letters from its members. The film casts Vivian LaBeija, Samil LaBeija, Krystal LaBeija, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, Bougie LaBeija, Jeffrey Bryant, and Diovanna LaBeija.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/here-are-all-lgbtq-films-2022-tribeca-festival | title=Here are all of the LGBTQ+ films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival! | date=20 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/tribeca-festival-2022-lineup-film-tv-1235005218/ | title=Tribeca Festival Lineup Includes 'Corner Office' with Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere in Queens', More | date=19 April 2022 }}</ref> |
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== House mothers and fathers == |
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Like other drag families, the House of LaBeija is structured like a family, with a house “mother” and “father” who oversee and direct the group. |
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===House Mothers=== |
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| [[Crystal LaBeija]] || 1972–1982 || Founding House Mother |
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| [[Pepper LaBeija]] || 1982–2003 || Performed against Avis Pendavis and Dorian Corey at "Legends Statements and Stars Part 1: Mother vs Mother"<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web |last=Burrus |first=Kevin Omni |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Harlem Ballroom Historic Timeline |url=https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227055925/https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> |
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|[[Kia LaBeija]] || 2017–2019<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|title=The Underside of Glamour: An Interview of Kia LaBeija|last=Graham|first=Annabel|date=January 18, 2018|work=Autre Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123200816/https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|archive-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> || |
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|Samil Labeija ||2020-present<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0_u8c-OD_Y/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|title=Instagram}}</ref> || |
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===House Fathers=== |
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|Tommie LaBeija ||1986–2016<ref name="timeline" /> || |
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| Freddie LaBeija Powell || 2017–2020<ref name="W Mag 2018">{{Cite news |last=Silva |first=Horacio |date=December 12, 2018 |title=Kia LaBeija Is Remodeling One of Ballroom's Legendary Houses For the Future |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201331/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=W Magazine}}</ref> || |
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| Marcus LaBeija || 2021-present || |
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| Lyric LaBeija || 2021-present || |
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== Notable members == |
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| Junior LaBeija || || Emceed "Paris Is Burning Ball" and "Avis Pendavis Presents: Autumn in the Fall," both in 1984<ref name="timeline" /> |
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| Gerald Dupree LaBeija || || Attended "Legends, Statements, and Stars Part 2: Club Red Zone in 1990<ref name="timeline" /> |
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| Portia LaBeija McQueen || || "Peppa LaBeija, Portia LaBeija McQueen and John Moschino yo McQueen Ball" held in 2000<ref name="timeline" /> |
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| Derek LaBeija || || Appeared on "The Star and Buc Wild Radio Show" in 2005 to promote "How Do I Look?" film/documentary<ref name="timeline" /> |
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== Past events == |
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| Peppa LaBeija and the House of LaBeija Presents: "The Royal House of Sunshine Balls"<ref name="timeline" /> |
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| 1989 |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 4 September 2024
The Royal House of LaBeija is the first house of Ballroom founded by Crystal LaBeija and Lottie LaBeija in 1968. It was the first ballroom house to host benefits to raise awareness during the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic. [1] Crystal and Lottie established the House of LaBeija in response to the racially oppressive drag pageant system of 1960s America.[2] In 1972, Crystal & Lottie LaBeija presented the 1st Annual "House of LaBeija Ball” at Up the Downstairs Case in Harlem, NY. This is thought to be the birth of house culture within the ballroom scene—as it is known today.[3] Houses serve as alternative families, primarily for gay, gender nonconforming and transgender youth and others who feel ostracized from conventional support systems.[4]
House of LaBeija Film
[edit]On April 19, 2022, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that the House of LaBeija, a short film created by Fredgy Noël, would be featured at the festival.[5] The film pays homage to the Royal House of LaBeija through a series of letters from its members. The film casts Vivian LaBeija, Samil LaBeija, Krystal LaBeija, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, Bougie LaBeija, Jeffrey Bryant, and Diovanna LaBeija.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence, Tim (2011). Listen, and You Will Hear all the Houses that Walked There Before: A History of Drag Balls, Houses and the Culture of Voguing. London: Soul Jazz. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018.
- ^ Iovannone, Jeffry J. (Jun 29, 2018). "Crystal LaBeija: Legendary House Mother". Medium. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved Jan 12, 2019.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (August 19, 2016). "The Iconic Drag Queen Behind Frank Ocean's 'Endless'". Vice. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Jones Chanel, Isla (March 26, 2015). "A GIF Guide to Voguing (+ Short History)". Standard Culture. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
- ^ "The House of LaBeija | 2022 Tribeca Festival".
- ^ "Here are all of the LGBTQ+ films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival!". 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Tribeca Festival Lineup Includes 'Corner Office' with Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere in Queens', More". 19 April 2022.