126: The History of Drag and Ballroom Culture

Ballroom culture is a community of drag made for queer people of color to express themselves in an accepting, safe environment. But the history of drag and ballroom culture goes back farther than you'd think in history! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore the amazing queens and kings that made this culture what it is today.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: Paris is Burning documentary (1990), directed by Jennie Livingston   “The fabulous history of drag” (May 2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbkmkmn   “Understanding Drag: As American as Apple Pie” https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-drag   https://www.royalhouseoflabeija.com/history    “Subcultures and Sociology”  https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/underground-ball-culture/   “Living the Fantasy: A Brief History of Baltimore Ballroom” by Joseph Plaster https://peabodyballroom.library.jhu.edu/home/ballroom-history/   “44 Stunning Photos Of The Ballroom Scene, The Vibrant Queer Subculture Known For Its Underground Drag Balls” by Kaleena Fraga, edited by Maggie Donahue (Sept 6 2024) https://allthatsinteresting.com/ballroom-culture   Sound Credits:   Crowd ambience.wav by IllusiaProductions -- https://freesound.org/s/249939/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/IllusiaProductions/sounds/249939/?   Cheer 4 yas kween get it girl.wav by jayfrosting -- https://freesound.org/s/333410/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333410/   Audience Applause/Clapping by FynFyn -- https://freesound.org/s/458535/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 https://freesound.org/people/FynFyn/sounds/458535/    Music by Marvellous Francis from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-beach-party-254359/