Gay Entertainment
This GayCon, has been in the entertainment industry for decades as a performer, model, talk show host, producer and more. She famously tells queens to "Sashay Away"
RuPaul
A terming meaning to gossip. Example: "Girl, I've got some hot ___ for you!"
Tea
A colorful street event with floats this celebration commemorates the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ+ community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969
Pride Parade
Often used as inspiration for many a drag queen performance, this icon famously divorced her abusive husband, Ike, only requesting that she keep her stage name.
Tina Turner
A phrase that means "Wow, that's amazing! You go girl!"
"YAAAAAS, QUEEN!"
Taking place in Harlem, New York City, during the 1920s and 1930s, this cultural, social, and artistic explosion gave rise to many black gay artists.
Harlem Renaissance
James Baldwin wrote "If Beale Street Could Talk" which was most recently turned into a film by this Black Panther director
Ryan Coogler
Popularized by black and latino drag queens in the Harlem ballroom scene, this dance style involves intricate hand movements and poses inspired by fashion magazines.
Voguing
This music style originated in Chicago in the early 1980s, evolving from disco with the addition of drum machines and synthesizers. It was created by DJs and producers in the city's underground club scene and popularized by the drag queens for their shows.
House music
This academy award winning fiilm tells the story of the three stages in the life of the main character: his childhood, adolescence, and early adult life. It explores the difficulties he faces with his homosexuality and identity as a black homosexual man.
Moonlight
Originating from southern black gay slang and popularized in fan communities online, this word is often used when you want to add an emphatic end to your sentence.
PERIODT
She is the first Black female mayor for Chicago and its first openly Queer mayor.
Lori Lightfoot
Famous for his roles in Kinky Boots and the TV show POSE which he won a Tony and a Primetime Emmy for respectively, this actor is also a fashion icon.
Billy Porter
Black trans youth in the New York Ballroom scene originated this phrase that is used to describe the vibe or feel of something or someone.
"It's Giving..."
This man was a key organizer for the 1963 March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr.
Bayard Rustin