Baby's First Ball: Black Queer Freedom in West Coast Ballroom Culture - EBONY

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Baby's First Ball: Black Queer Freedom in West Coast Ballroom Culture - EBONY

I had never walked a ball before. I had never even thought I could walk a ball before. Being a cisgender woman, I didn’t even think it was my place to walk a ball, especially as a “007,” unaffiliated with a house. When the face category started, however, motivation came over me. The encouragement I...

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