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The Ballroom scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. Its origins can be found in drag balls of the mid-19th century United States , such as those hosted by William Dorsey Swann , a formerly enslaved Black man in Washington D.C. .
In 1989 Andrew Delaplaine took over the lease on what had been the China Club and renamed the club the "Warsaw Ballroom". [1] In 1989 David Padilla was offered the resident DJ spot at the reincarnated Ovo, which would soon become (Warsaw Ballroom). [2] [3] The Warsaw Ballroom went out of business in 1999 and Jerry's Famous Deli replaced it. [4]
The Ballroom scene served as a place for social support and creative expression. In 1967, the modern ballroom scene and culture were created in response to racism in New York's drag ball community. [citation needed] These Kiki houses, and modern ballroom culture in general, provide youths a space of shelter and love.
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Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi (March 16, 1964 – May 17, 2009) [3] was an American model and AIDS educator who was active in New York City's Black and Latino ballroom community and Harlem's luxurious balls. [4] [5] They came to public attention after being featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning. [6]
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In October 2002, Florida officials banned thongs from Daytona Beach. [58] In 2007 the Tennessee Department of Correction banned prison visitors from wearing thong or g-string underwear. In the words of Correction Commissioner George Little, prisoners "don't need any help getting turned on." [59]