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{{Short description|Prominent drag family}}
{{Short description|Prominent drag family}}
The '''Royal''' '''House of LaBeija''' is the first ballroom house and was the first to host benefits to raise awareness during the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic. prominent [[Drag queen|drag]] family founded by [[Crystal LaBeija]] and [[Lottie LaBeija]] in 1968.<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 presents: “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>
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>

== The Term - "House" ==
In ballroom, a “house” is a safe- haven for queer people of color and a home with a family for those who don’t have one. As with any traditional home, it is structured with a Mother (the head/leader/financier of the house) and Children (younger members of the house). A staple that is still implemented today.


== House of LaBeija Film ==
== House of LaBeija Film ==
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 &#124; 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 &#124; 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>

== Notable Member ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Tenure
!Notes
|-
|Junior LaBeija
|1974-Present
|Pioneer Icon
|-
|Jeffrey Bryant
|1982-Present
|Overall Overseer & Trademark Owner
|-
|
|
|
|}

== House Mothers & House Fathers ==

===House Mothers House Fathers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|Lottie LaBeija
|1968-1972
|Founding Member & Financier
|-
| [[Crystal LaBeija]]|| 1968-1972 || Founding Member & Face of LaBeija
|-
| [[Pepper LaBeija]]|| 1972–2003 || Protégé of Crystal LaBeija & 1st Overall Mother
|-
|[[Kia LaBeija]]|| 2016–2019<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>||Overall Mother & 1sy Cis-Gender Mother
|-
|Vivian LaBeija
|2019-Present
|Queen Mother
|-
|Summer LaBeija
|_-Present
|Overall Mother
|-
|Egyptt LaBeija
|_-Present
|Overall Godmother
|-
|Jasmin Rice LaBeija
|_-Present
|International Godmother
|-
|Asheeria LaBeija
|_-Present
|Florida Godmother
|-
|Samil Labeija ||2020-Present<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0_u8c-OD_Y/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|title=Instagram}}</ref> ||NYC Chapter Mother - 1st Chapter Mother
|-
|Pandora LaBeija
|_-Present
|Florida Chapter Mother
|-
|LeeLee LaBeija
|_-Presnt
|Colorado Chapter Mother
|-
|Reante LaBeija
|2023-Present
|California Chapter Mother
|}

===House Fathers ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|Chris LaBeija
|1985-1997
|Acting Father
|-
|James LaBeija
|1987-1989
|Acting Father
|-
|Tommie LaBeija ||1989–1989 ||Acting Father
|-
|Chris LaBeija
|1991-1995
|Acting Father 2nd term
|-
|Tiny LaBeija
|2011-2016
|1st Chapter Father
|-
|Derrick LaBeija
|2016-2017
|1st Overall Father
|-
| Freddie LaBeija || 2017–2018 ||Acting NYC Father
|-
|Freddie LaBeija
|2019-2020
|Overall Father
|-
| Lyric LaBeija || 2021-Present ||Overall Father
|-
|Bernard LaBeija
|_-Present
|Overall Godfather
|-
|Divine Prince LaBeija
|_-Present
|South East Godfather
|-
|Jamal LaBeija
|2024-Present
|Southeast Father
|-
|Alphonso LaBeija
|2024-Present
|NYC Godfather
|-
|Jamal LaBeija
|_-2024
|Florida Father
|-
| Marcus LaBeija || 2021-present ||NYC Father
|}

== Notable Dates & Events ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1967|| Crystal walks off the stage at the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest. 
|-
| 1968|| Historical pageant documentary ''“[[The Queen (1968 film)|The Queen]]”'' is released. 
|-
| 1968|| Together, Crystal LaBeija & Lottie LaBeija founded The House of LaBeija. 
|-
| 1974|| Junior LaBeija joined the House of LaBeija and became the first male house member & the first  commentator of ballroom – creating history.
|-
|1982
|In the documentary ''TV Transvestite'', Crystal LaBeija officially solidified Pepper LaBeija as  Queen/Overall Mother.
|-
|1989
|The House of LaBeija performs at [[Susanne Bartsch]]’s "Love Ball"
|-
|1989
|Pepper LaBeija and the House of LaBeija Presents: "The Royal House of Sunshine Balls"
|-
|1990s
|Crystal LaBeija dies from complications of liver failure in the mid - 1990s
|-
|1990
|Historical ballroom documentary “[[Paris Is Burning (film)|''Paris is Burning''”]] is released & Icon Junior LaBeija raises to national  fame.
|-
|1991
|Along with [[Dorian Corey]], [[Willi Ninja|Willie Ninja]] and [[Jennie Livingston]], Pepper LaBeija was featured on The [[The Joan Rivers Show|Joan Rivers Show]]
|-
|2003
|Pepper LaBeija dies of a heart attack.
|-
|
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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

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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.[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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Iovannone, Jeffry J. (Jun 29, 2018). "Crystal LaBeija: Legendary House Mother". Medium. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved Jan 12, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jones Chanel, Isla (March 26, 2015). "A GIF Guide to Voguing (+ Short History)". Standard Culture. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "The House of LaBeija | 2022 Tribeca Festival".
  6. ^ "Here are all of the LGBTQ+ films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival!". 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Tribeca Festival Lineup Includes 'Corner Office' with Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere in Queens', More". 19 April 2022.
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