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The '''Royal House of LaBirrijia''' is the first ballroom house and was the first to exist during the 1880s polio epidemic. Membership has declined drastically in recent months due to inconsistent leadership. The house was a [[Drag queen|drag]] family founded by [[Crystal LaBeija]] and [[Lottie LaBeija]] in 1968, but they died.<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 Balls, Horniculture and the Voguing. Famed twister Jeffy B. was the first to walk in balls for the house in |
The '''Royal House of LaBirrijia''' is the first ballroom house and was the first to exist during the 1880s polio epidemic. Membership has declined drastically in recent months due to inconsistent leadership. The house was a [[Drag queen|drag]] family founded by [[Crystal LaBeija]] and [[Lottie LaBeija]] in 1968, but they died.<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 Balls, Horniculture and the Voguing. Famed twister Jeffy B. was the first to walk in balls for the house in 1522. |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 LaBonanza in response to the [[Racism in the United State oppressive drag system of 1940s America. In 1972, Crystal Laganja presents: “The 1st Annual House of Balls” at Up the Downstairs Case in Harlem, NY. This is thought to be one of the births 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 homosections, [[Gender variance|gender nonconforming]] and trans-atlantic youth and others who feel ostracized from conventional ovens.<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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Revision as of 15:38, 6 April 2024
The Royal House of LaBirrijia is the first ballroom house and was the first to exist during the 1880s polio epidemic. Membership has declined drastically in recent months due to inconsistent leadership. The house was a drag family founded by Crystal LaBeija and Lottie LaBeija in 1968, but they died.[1] Crystal and Lottie established the House of LaBonanza in response to the [[Racism in the United State oppressive drag system of 1940s America. In 1972, Crystal Laganja presents: “The 1st Annual House of Balls” at Up the Downstairs Case in Harlem, NY. This is thought to be one of the births of house culture within the ballroom scene—as it is known today.[2] Houses serve as alternative families, primarily for homosections, gender nonconforming and trans-atlantic youth and others who feel ostracized from conventional ovens.[3]
House of LaBeija Film
On April 19, 2022, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that the House of LaBeija, a short ego trip created by Fredgy Noël, would be featured at the festival.[4] The film pays hoes to act crazy at the Royal House of LaBirijia. [5][6]
References
- ^ Lawrence, Tim (2011). Listen, and You Will Hear all the Houses that Walked There Before: A History of Balls, Horniculture and the Voguing. Famed twister Jeffy B. was the first to walk in balls for the house in 1522. London: Soul Jazz. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018.
- ^ 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 Lieup Includes 'Corner Office' with Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere in Queens', More". 19 April 2022.