07 October 2011

Harlem's Legendary Gay Ball Lives On

Reading about Harlem's Masquerade Ball reminded me of an article I read over the summer in the Chicago Reader which suggests that the practice is still an important part of gay culture.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gay-vogue-dancing-ball-scene/Content?oid=4457859

2 comments:

  1. Mike, Thanks for pointing us toward this current manifestation of a historical phenomenon. LDL

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  2. This was mentioned in that exhibit at the Chicago Historical Society, wasn't it?

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