#carmen xtravaganza

[evilrashida]

Rest in peace Carmen 🕊️💖💕

#Carmen Xtravaganza #ballroom

[fashioninthe21st]

Beauty!

R.I.P.

#Carmen Xtravaganza #style

[gwydionmisha]

#Carmen Xtravaganza #House of Xtravaganza #Paris Is Burning #Trans Woman #Rest in Power #News

[mad-prophet-of-the-airwaves]

"-I am as free as the wind that is blowing out on this beach!

-Except that voice is still there."

-The late Carmen Xtravaganza (1961-2023) throwing some merciless shade in "Paris Is Burning" (1990).

#paris is burning #jennie livingston #carmen xtravaganza #rest in peace

[rozaliasapphire]

Carmen Xtravaganza, Miss Continental 1990

#carmen xtravaganza #pageantry #miss continental #this was swimsuit category

[loveboatinsanity]

R.I.P. Carmen Xtravaganza

#carmen xtravaganza

[mendingmusic]

The Village Voice 1988. RIP Carmen Xtravaganza.

#Carmen Xtravaganza

[dixiedeadshake]

Rest in peace Carmen Xtravaganza. ❤️🪽

#Carmen xtravaganza #ballroom #paris is burning #Instagram

[maucalles]

Pop Culture and Excess 1980’s

My favorite decade is pop culture and excess, the 1980’s. I first got introduced to this era by watching one of my favorite television shows, Pose. Pose sets in the 1980s, showcasing LGBTQ stories in New York like ball culture and the rise of luxury. In the 80s LGBTQ ballroom house members would compete in balls where they compete in different categories. LGBTQ Ballroom culture is a whole new world to dive into. In Paris is Burning, a 1990s LGBT film, shows the real lives of the iconic houses and the obstacles they faced. These icons used Ballroom/ art as an escape from the real world into the luxurious world of fashion. The ballroom scene was rooted in fashion, influenced by the lifestyles, and poses of models or actors in Vogue magazine. According to the author, of The Dynamic of Fashion, “Flashdance, which caused thousands of young women to don dancers’ leg warmers and off-the-shoulder tops.” Dance was such a big influence that dance clothing was used daily. This is also reflected in the start of the ballroom. The dance Vouge started from poses of fashion magazine models. People would compete against each other to see who has the fiercest voguing style. Pose and Paris is Burning both showcase vogue fem, and many other categories like runway, face, realness with a twist, and sex siren. LGBTQ Community had such an impact in the ’80s, a writer from An other magazine states, “Mugler cast transgender models in his runway shows in the 1980s and made it his mission to collaborate with drag artists and other members of the LGBTQ community throughout his career.” Thierry Mugler understands that LGBT artists deserve a voice in fashion and many other art forms. I did not realize how much this decade has influenced my life until now. 

“Paris Is Burning | ‘come on, Vogue’ (HD) - Willi Ninja | Miramax.” YouTube, 23 Jan. 2015,www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfE6QmuAXxULinks to an external site..

Poniewozik, James. “Review: ‘pose’ Demands to Be Seen.” The New York Times, 1 June 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/arts/television/pose-review-fx-ryan-murphy.htmlLinks to an external site..

AnOther. “Five Ways Thierry Mugler Revolutionised Fashion.” AnOther, 25 Jan. 2022, www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/13831/five-ways-thierry-mugler-revolutionised-fashionLinks to an external site.. 

Stone, Elaine, and Sheryl A. Farnan. The Dynamics of Fashion. Fairchild Books, 2023.

#paris is burning #vogue magazine #carmen xtravaganza #ballroom #art

[arathergrimreaper]

Carmen Xtravaganza Paris is Burning Deleted Scenes

Carmen Xtravaganza has recently passed away and Princess Amani needs help getting to her gay/ballroom mother's funeral. I've already given what I can this pay period so if anyone else is able to help her, please do. Her paypal is linked to this vid on YT.

#audio #video #carmen xtravaganza #paris is burning #boost #mutual aid #Youtube

[vague-humanoid]

[mettaworldpiece]

the impact…one (uncredited!) look at Carmen Xtravaganza in Paris is Burning and I just knew I had to be myself

#iykyk

[esqrever]

Carmen Xtravaganza, estrela do ballroom e de Paris is Burning, morre aos 62 anos

“Except that voice is still there” 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ Carmen Xtravaganza, estrela do ballroom e de Paris is Burning, morre aos 62 anos. Conhece a sua história e vê - ou revê - momento icónico.

Carmen Xtravaganza, estrela do ballroom nova iorquino, modelo e cantora faleceu aos 62 anos. A House of Xtravaganza, à qual Carmen se juntou em 1985, anunciou a sua morte após diagnóstico de cancro do pulmão. “É com o coração pesado que compartilhamos a notícia do falecimento de Carmen Xtravaganza“, escreveu a casa na noite de sexta-feira. “Hoje estendemos as nossas mais profundas condolências a…

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#Cinema #Cultura #EUA #LGBTI #LGBTQ #Notícias #Trans

[aquaarising]

omg carmen xtravaganza passed away:((((

[qnewslgbtiqa]

Butch lesbian trailblazer Nancy Valverde, dies at 92

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/butch-lesbian-trailblazer-nancy-valverde-dies-at-92/

Butch lesbian trailblazer Nancy Valverde, dies at 92

Chicana lesbian, activist and gender-nonconformist Nancy Valverde died at her Los Angeles home on Monday. She was 92.

In the 1950s, Valverde was was routinely arrested for violating L.A.’s ‘masquerading’ laws.

These laws were commonly used by law enforcement to to target drag queens, transgender people and butch lesbians.

She was detained multiple times at Lincoln Heights jail in a section known as the Daddy Tank.

The Daddy Tank was a private wing where transgender men and butch lesbians were held

However, at the age of 17 she was credited with helping overturn masquerading laws.

During one stint in jail,  Valverde enlisted the help of a clerk at the L.A. County Law Library to search for rulings that showed wearing men’s clothing was a crime.

After proving that it was legally not a crime, Valverde was never arrested again.

Valverde went on to start her own Barber shop and lived with the same woman for 25 years, raising four children together.

Nancy Valverde. Image: Los Angeles LGBT Centre

Los Angeles LGBT Centre honours Nancy Valverde

“Valverde, an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, was celebrated as a beacon of light and a relentless advocate for equality and justice,” the Los Angeles LGBT Center said in a statement.

“Valverde’s journey as an activist began at the age of 17 when she bravely confronted the systems of prejudice in Los Angeles by unapologetically embracing her authentic identity. A fixture in L.A.’s queer community since the 1950s, she faced routine harassment and arrest by police for wearing men’s clothing in public. Arrested dozens of times under the city ordinance of “masquerading,” which targeted individuals for clothing associated with a different gender, Valverde remained steadfast in her refusal to conform.”

“They wanted me to be someone else,” she recounted in the PBS documentary L.A.: A Queer History.

“I could not be someone else. This is me.”

“Despite the challenges, Valverde became a respected figure in Los Angeles. She built connections within her local community and provided haircuts at her barbershop. Affectionately known as “Nancy from East Side Clover,” she left an indelible mark on the city.”

“Valverde’s legacy continued as she joined the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Senior Services department upon moving to Triangle Square, the nation’s first LGBTQ+-friendly affordable housing for older adults.

“Last year, the city honored her with the designation of “Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square” at the intersection of 2nd St. and Main St. in downtown Los Angeles.

“Cooper Do-nuts, a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals in the 1950s, was the site of one of the earliest LGBTQ+ uprisings in the country.”

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#obituary

[genderoutlaws]

Modavia Labeija, Octavia Saint Laurent, and Carmen Xtravaganza at the House of LaBeija Ball

ph: Chantal Regnault | 1989

#op #photography #modavia labeija #octavia saint laurent #carmen xtravaganza #chantal regnault #ballroom #1980s #1989 #trans women #black trans women #lgbtqueue