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Paris Is Burning
They were thrown out of their families, so they built new ones and threw a ball. 👑✨
Who it's for
For people rejected by family or community, seeing the ball houses function as chosen families offers a concrete model of belonging built from scratch.
Lonely→Empowered
Feelings it meets
What it is
Paris Is Burning is Jennie Livingston's documentary about the ball culture of New York City's Black, Latino, gay and transgender communities, filmed over several years in the 1980s.
Where to find it
Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A reported murder and transphobia.
Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)
Insist on yourself; never imitate.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
