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Transgender woman Venus Xtravaganza was featured in the groundbreaking documentary Paris is Burning, which delves into the Harlem ball scene of the late 1980's. Abruptly during the film, the audience is informed that Venus was murdered and that her body was discovered strangled to death under a hotel bed four days after her death. Her murder remains unsolved, but someone knows the truth.
SOURCES
Paris is Burning; Documentary by Jennie Livington, 1990
Jackson, J. D. (2002). The Social World of Voguing.
Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement.Bailey, E. A. (2009, April 23).
Constructing Home and Family: How the Ballroom Community Supports African American GLBTQ Youth in the Face of HIV/AIDS
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/vogue-a-seven-part-guide-to-ballroom-culture-6473265
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support.
SOURCES
Paris is Burning; Documentary by Jennie Livington, 1990
Jackson, J. D. (2002). The Social World of Voguing.
Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement.Bailey, E. A. (2009, April 23).
Constructing Home and Family: How the Ballroom Community Supports African American GLBTQ Youth in the Face of HIV/AIDS
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/vogue-a-seven-part-guide-to-ballroom-culture-6473265
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support.
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