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Revision as of 20:20, 23 January 2019
The House of LaBeija is a prominent drag family founded by Crystal LaBeija and Lottie LaBeija in 1972.[1] Crystal and Lottie founded the House of LaBeija in response to racial prejudice in the New York ballroom scene.[2] Their first event was called "Crystal & Lottie LaBeija presents the first annual House of Labeija Ball at Up the Downstairs Case on West 115th Street & 5th Avenue in Harlem, NY.’13".[1] This is thought to be the birth of house culture as it is known today.[3]
House mothers and fathers
The House of LaBeija is structured like a family, with a house “mother” and “father” who oversee and direct the group.
| House Mother | Tenure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal LaBeija | 1972-1982 | Founding House Mother |
| Pepper LaBeija | 1982 - ? | |
| Kia LaBeija | 2017 - present[4] |
| House Mother | Tenure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie LaBeija Powell | ? - present |
Notable members
Linda LaBeija — poet, performer, and activist Justin “Monster” LaBeija — Kiki scene icon
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References
- ^ a b 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 Jun 30, 2018. Retrieved Jan 12, 2019.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (Aug 19 2016). "The Iconic Drag Queen Behind Frank Ocean's 'Endless'". VICE. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Graham, Annabel (January 18, 2018). "The Underside of Glamour: An Interview of Kia LaBeija". Autre Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
GRAHAM: How did you originally get into voguing? LABEIJA: As a dancer, I knew about it—and also just being from New York, I knew a little bit about it. I had seen Paris Is Burning when I was sixteen. It's an incredible documentary. There are a lot of queer people all over the world that don't know that that exists. Then they see something like that and they feel like, "Oh wow, I can just be whoever I want to be." I got into voguing because I met someone who was in the scene. We worked together at Webster Hall in New York. She brought me into a house, which was the first house I was in. Once that house closed, she joined the House of LaBeija. Basically I followed her. I call her my gay mother. She taught me everything I know. GRAHAM: And now you're the Mother of the House of LaBeija. How did you become the Mother? In Paris is Burning, they say that the Mother of a house is the person with the most power. LABEIJA: I mean, for many years I had been kind of mothering the House of LaBeija in a way that was just kind of helping to guide it. I became the Mother this past year, in 2017. That's when I kind of made it official.
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